variolous

English

Etymology

Latin variolosus, from variola (“smallpox”): compare French varioleux.

Adjective

variolous (not comparable)

1. (medicine, archaic) Of or pertaining to smallpox.

Synonyms

• variolar
• variolic

Derived terms

• antivariolous

Translations

of or pertaining to smallpox

• Portuguese: variólico, varioloso

References

• “variolous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.