Word of the Day 11.2.9

variola

va·ri·o·la (v-r-l, vâr-l, vr-)

n.

See smallpox.

[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, pustule, from Latin varius, speckled.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Noun

1.

variolavariola – a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

pox – a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox – a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

pock – a pustule in an eruptive disease

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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