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Smallpox vs Variolate - What's the difference?

smallpox | variolate |

As a noun smallpox

is (pathology) an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by of the family poxviridae it was completely eradicated in the 1970s those who survived were left with pockmarks.

As an adjective variolate is

having the appearance of smallpox.

As a verb variolate is

to infect with smallpox.

smallpox

English

(wikipedia smallpox)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by of the family Poxviridae . It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
  • * The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox , measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

    • Synonyms

    * variola

    Derived terms

    * smallpox blanket

    variolate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the appearance of smallpox

    • Verb

    (variolat)
  • To infect with smallpox

    • Related terms

    * variola ----