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variola
[ vuh-rahy-uh-luh ]
variola
/ vəˈraɪələ /
variola
/ və-rī′ə-lə,vâr′ē-ō′lə /
- See smallpox
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Derived Forms
- vaˈriolar, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of variola1
C18: from Medieval Latin: disease marked by little spots, from Latin varius spotted
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Example Sentences
Schoenlein was the first to call attention to the distinction between variola and varioloid.
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The lesion is sluggish in its course, drying to a thin crust, which finally falls off, leaving a depressed variola-like scar.
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How would you distinguish the large acuminated-pustular syphiloderm from acne and variola?
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The view that vaccinia is attenuated variola is well known, and has been extensively adopted by English physicians.
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Such is the history in outline of what may be regarded as a typical form of uncomplicated variola.
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