| variola minor | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. Origin: Pg. Alastrar, to scatter over (05 Mar 2000) |
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| variola pemphigosa | A form of smallpox in which the eruption consists of pemphigus-like blebs. Variola sine eruptione, an abortive form of smallpox in which the disease subsides without the appearance of any eruption, or at most a few papules that never go on to pustulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variola vaccine | <dermatology> The cutaneous and sometimes systemic reactions associated with vaccination with smallpox vaccine. (18 Nov 1997) |
| variola vaccinia | <dermatology> The cutaneous and sometimes systemic reactions associated with vaccination with smallpox vaccine. (18 Nov 1997) |
| variola vera | Simple smallpox of ordinary severity in the unvaccinated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variola verrucosa | A mild or abortive form of varioloid, the eruption of which consists mainly of papules, with occasionally minute vesicles at the apices, which persist for a time as wartlike lesions. Synonym: wartpox. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variola virus | <virology> Virus responsible for smallpox. Said to have been completely eradicated. Large DNA virus (brick like, 250-390nm x 20-260nm) with complex outer and inner membranes (not derived from plasma membrane of host cell). (18 Nov 1997) |
| variolar | <medicine> Variolous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| variolate | 1. To inoculate with smallpox. 2. Pitted or scarred, as if by smallpox. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variolation | <medicine> Inoculation with smallpox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| variolic | <medicine> Variolous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| varioliform | Synonym: varioloid. Origin: variola + L. Forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| varioliform syphilid | A type of pustular eruption occurring in secondary syphilis. Synonym: acne syphilitica, acneform syphilid, ecthymatous syphilid, impetiginous syphilid, varioliform syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variolite | <geology> A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance. Origin: L. Varius various: cf. F. Variolite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| variolitic | 1. Thickly marked with small, round specks; spotted. 2. <geology> Of, pertaining to, or resembling, variolite. Origin: From Variola. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |