Variolous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Variolous \Va*ri"o*lous\, a. [LL. variolosus, fr. variola the
     smallpox: cf. F. varioleux.] (Med.)
     Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken
     impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  variolous
       adj : relating to small pox [syn: {variolar}, {variolic}]