variola
va·ri·o·la
noun \və-ˈrī-ə-lə; ˌver-ē-ˈō-lə\Definition of VARIOLA
: smallpox; also : its causative poxvirus (species Variola virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus)
Origin of VARIOLA
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, pustule, pox, from Late Latin, pustule, probably from varius various
First Known Use: 1543
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