noun
variola
Variola (noun) means Smallpox, a serious infectious disease.
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Smallpox, a serious infectious disease.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English variolas pl (“pustules, pocks”), which derived from Medieval Latin or Medical Latin variola (“infectious disease causing pustules; pox”), itself from Latin varius. It is a doublet of variole.
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What is the meaning of variola?
"variola" (noun) means smallpox, a serious infectious disease.
What is another word for variola?
Other words for "variola" include smallpox.
