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adj. Variolous.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as variolous.
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adj. relating to small pox
Word Usage
"The Memoirs of the Medical Society of London* (* 1779 Volume 4 page 330.) contain a paper read before that body on October 30th, 1797: “Case of a child born with variolar pustules, by Matthew Flinders, surgeon, Donington, Lincolnshire.”"