variolate
[ vair-ee-uh-leyt, -lit ]
/ ˈvɛər i əˌleɪt, -lɪt /
adjective Pathology.
resembling smallpox, as a lesion.
Nearby words
varify, vario-, variocoupler, variola, variola virus, variolate, variole, varioliform, variolite, variolitic, varioloid
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Examples from the Web for variolate
Variolate -ose: with large, rounded impressions like pock-marks.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
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 Formsvariolation, variolization or variolisation, noun
Word Origin for variolate
C18: from variola
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Medicine 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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