variolic

• Adjectif désuet ou technique se rapportant à la variole (petite vérole) ou qui en a l'apparence ou les caractères.

An obsolete adjective relating to or resembling smallpox (variola).

1. Relating to smallpoxC2formalmedical

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

   variolique

   • The variolic lesions were a hallmark of the disease.
   • Historical variolic epidemics devastated populations.
   • Variolic scars were common among survivors of the infection.

   Synonymesvariolarvariolous