variolous

English

Etymology

Latin variolosus, from variola (“smallpox”): compare French varioleux.

Adjective

variolous (not comparable)

(medicine, archaic) Of or pertaining to smallpox.

Synonyms

Derived terms

antivariolous

Translations

of or pertaining to smallpox

Portuguese: variólico, varioloso

References

“variolous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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