Variola virus
variola virus n.
A virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus that causes smallpox. Also called smallpox virus.
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- Variole
noun 1. a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola. 2. a light-colored spherule, common in some igneous rocks, that gives a pockmarked appearance to weathered rock surfaces. noun 1. any of the rounded masses that make up the rock variolite
- Varioliform
varioliform va·ri·o·li·form (və-rī’ə-lə-fôrm’, vâr’ē-ō’lə-, vār’-) adj. Resembling smallpox.
- Variolite
noun, Petrology. 1. a rock embedded with varioles; a variolitic rock. noun 1. any basic igneous rock containing rounded bodies (varioles) consisting of radiating crystal fibres
- Variolitic
adjective 1. Petrography. containing or resembling varioles, especially in texture. 2. spotted; speckled.
- Varioloid
adjective 1. resembling smallpox. 2. of or relating to a mild case of smallpox. noun 3. a mild smallpox, especially as occurring in persons who were vaccinated or previously had the disease. adjective 1. resembling smallpox noun 2. a mild form of smallpox occurring in persons with partial immunity varioloid var·i·o·loid (vâr’ē-ə-loid’, vār’-, və-rī’ə-loid’) adj. […]