English Explanatory Dictionary

variola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Smallpox (Orthopoxvirus variola).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

variola variolas

Etymology

From Middle English variolas pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Medieval Latin or Medical Latin variola (“infectious disease causing pustules; pox”), from Latin varius. Doublet of variole.

Derived words

equine variola variola ovina variolar varioline variolous
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