variola

[vuh-rahy-uh-luh] /vəˈraɪ ə lə/
noun, Pathology
1.
smallpox.
Origin
1795-1805; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin vari(us) speckled (see various) + -ola -ole1
Examples from the web for variola
  • It belongs to the same family as the more infamous variola virus that causes smallpox.
  • Smallpox is an acute infectious disease caused by the variola virus.
  • Smallpox is an acute, contagious, and sometimes fatal disease caused by infection with a virus known as the variola virus.
British Dictionary definitions for variola

variola

/vəˈraɪələ/
noun
1.
the technical name for smallpox
Derived Forms
variolar, adjective
Word Origin
C18: from Medieval Latin: disease marked by little spots, from Latin varius spotted
Word Origin and History for variola
n.

"smallpox," 1771, from medical Latin diminutive of Latin varius "changing, various," in this case "speckled" (see vary).

variola in Medicine

variola va·ri·o·la (və-rī'ə-lə, vâr'ē-ō'lə, vār'-)
n.
See smallpox.

va·ri'o·lar (-lər) or va·ri'o·lous (-ləs) adj.
variola in Science
variola
  (və-rī'ə-lə, vâr'ē-ō'lə)   
See smallpox.