variolate
[ vair-ee-uh-leyt, -lit ]
/ ˈvɛər i əˌleɪt, -lɪt /
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adjective Pathology.
resembling smallpox, as a lesion.
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Words nearby variolate
varifocals, variform, vario-, variocoupler, variola, variolate, variola virus, variole, varioliform, variolite, variolitic
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Example sentences from the Web for variolate
Instead, they become infected with very small amounts of the virus, as those who were variolated for smallpox often did.
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British Dictionary definitions for variolate
variolate
/ (ˈvɛərɪəˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr) to inoculate with the smallpox virus
adjective
marked or pitted with or as if with the scars of smallpox
Derived forms of variolate
variolation, variolization or variolisation, nounWord Origin for variolate
C18: from variola
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Medical definitions for variolate
variolate
[ vâr′ē-ə-lāt′ ]
adj.
Having pustules or pitted scars like those of smallpox.
v.
To inoculate with smallpox virus.
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