variolous

An obsolete adjective relating to or affected with smallpox (variola).

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf die Pocken (Variola) bezieht oder von ihnen befallen ist.

1. Relating to smallpox C2 formal medical

   Pertaining to or characteristic of smallpox, a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease.

   • The variolous pustules covered the patient's skin.
   • Variolous infection was a major cause of death before the vaccine.
   • The doctor studied the variolous lesions under a microscope.

   🇩🇪Pockenkrankheit betreffend

   Synonyme: variolarvariolic