(n)a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars, Syn.variola, variola major
(n)a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar, Syn.variola vaccine, vaccina, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina
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