
Meaning of VARIOLA
| Pronunciation: | | vu'rIulu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars |
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VARIOLA is a 7 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | smallpox |
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| | See Also: | | pock, pox | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Va*ri"o*la\, n. [LL., fr. L. varius various. See
{Various}.] (Med.)
The smallpox.
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