Definition of variola in English:

variola

noun vəˈrʌɪələ

Medicine

technical term for smallpox
Example sentencesExamples
- Other viruses in this group that can cause infection in humans include variola, vaccinia (used in smallpox vaccine), and cowpox viruses.
- Stocks of variola, the virus that causes the disease, remained in two locations - one in the United States and one in Russia.
- No current technology is capable of discriminating variola from vaccinia (ie, the acute infectious disease caused by smallpox vaccination).
- It suggested that immunizing humans against smallpox might protect them against genetically engineered variola as well.
- The Smallpox virus, or variola, has been wreaking havoc across the globe for thousands of years.

Derivatives

variolar

adjective

Medicine

Seven made rapid recoveries with minimal scarring, one showed no benefit, and one died (apparently of variolar pneumonia).

variolous

adjective vəˈrʌɪələs

archaic

Infected with or relating to smallpox.
a variolous lesion
Example sentencesExamples
- During the time she remained in the infected room, variolous matter was inserted into both her arms, but without any further effect than in the preceding case.
- In order to determine this, a non-vaccinated child was inoculated with the serous fluid obtained from these variolous papules, and the result was a generalized, confluent small-pox.
- In about 1721, local minister Cotton Mather - perhaps best known for his role in the witchcraft trials - was among the first in America to experiment with variolous inoculation for smallpox.

Origin

Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'pustule, pock', from Latin varius 'diverse'.

Definition of variola in US English:

variola

noun

Medicine

technical term for smallpox
Example sentencesExamples
- Other viruses in this group that can cause infection in humans include variola, vaccinia (used in smallpox vaccine), and cowpox viruses.
- The Smallpox virus, or variola, has been wreaking havoc across the globe for thousands of years.
- No current technology is capable of discriminating variola from vaccinia (ie, the acute infectious disease caused by smallpox vaccination).
- It suggested that immunizing humans against smallpox might protect them against genetically engineered variola as well.
- Stocks of variola, the virus that causes the disease, remained in two locations - one in the United States and one in Russia.

Origin

Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘pustule, pock’, from Latin varius ‘diverse’.

单词	variola
释义	Definition of variola in English: variola noun vəˈrʌɪələ Medicine technical term for smallpox Example sentencesExamples Other viruses in this group that can cause infection in humans include variola, vaccinia (used in smallpox vaccine), and cowpox viruses. Stocks of variola, the virus that causes the disease, remained in two locations - one in the United States and one in Russia. No current technology is capable of discriminating variola from vaccinia (ie, the acute infectious disease caused by smallpox vaccination). It suggested that immunizing humans against smallpox might protect them against genetically engineered variola as well. The Smallpox virus, or variola, has been wreaking havoc across the globe for thousands of years. Derivatives variolar adjective Medicine Seven made rapid recoveries with minimal scarring, one showed no benefit, and one died (apparently of variolar pneumonia). variolous adjective vəˈrʌɪələs archaic Infected with or relating to smallpox. a variolous lesion Example sentencesExamples During the time she remained in the infected room, variolous matter was inserted into both her arms, but without any further effect than in the preceding case. In order to determine this, a non-vaccinated child was inoculated with the serous fluid obtained from these variolous papules, and the result was a generalized, confluent small-pox. In about 1721, local minister Cotton Mather - perhaps best known for his role in the witchcraft trials - was among the first in America to experiment with variolous inoculation for smallpox. Origin Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'pustule, pock', from Latin varius 'diverse'. Definition of variola in US English: variola noun Medicine technical term for smallpox Example sentencesExamples Other viruses in this group that can cause infection in humans include variola, vaccinia (used in smallpox vaccine), and cowpox viruses. The Smallpox virus, or variola, has been wreaking havoc across the globe for thousands of years. No current technology is capable of discriminating variola from vaccinia (ie, the acute infectious disease caused by smallpox vaccination). It suggested that immunizing humans against smallpox might protect them against genetically engineered variola as well. Stocks of variola, the virus that causes the disease, remained in two locations - one in the United States and one in Russia. Origin Late 18th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘pustule, pock’, from Latin varius ‘diverse’.
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