variolous
Americanadjective
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of or relating to smallpox.
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affected with smallpox.
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having pits like those left by smallpox.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of variolous
Example Sentences
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The diphtheritic inflammations of wounds and of variolous eruptions are instances in point.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
We may, nevertheless, always determine, provided we succeed at all, whether we are dealing with a disease that protects against vaccinal and variolous inoculation.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This diversity is due to several causes, irrespective of the remarkable modifications displayed in the variolous who have been previously vaccinated.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
On the second day after the operation, the punctured parts were inflamed, though I think the arm in which I had inserted variolous matter was rather more so than the other.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
The same appearances were observable on the arms as we commonly see when a patient has had variolous matter applied, after having either the Cow-pox or the Small-pox.
From An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox by Jenner, Edward
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