variola

(və rī′ə lə)

noun

any of a group of viral diseases characterized by pustular eruptions, including smallpox, cowpox, and horsepox

Origin: ModL < ML, a pustule, prob. altered (based on L varius, various, mottled: see vary) < L varus, pustule, pimple: see varix

See variola in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Medieval Latin, pustule

Origin: , from Latin varius, speckled

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