variolar

• Adjectif désuet se rapportant à la variole (petite vérole), c'est-à-dire à la maladie infectieuse causée par le virus de la variole.

An obsolete adjective relating to smallpox (variola).

1. Relating to smallpoxC2formalmedical

   Pertaining to or characteristic of smallpox, a highly contagious and often fatal disease caused by the variola virus.

   variolique

   • The variolar lesions were a hallmark of the disease.
   • Historical variolar outbreaks devastated entire populations.
   • Variolar scarring was common among survivors of smallpox.

   Synonymesvariolicvariolous