Definition of Variola virus

1. Noun. The virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon.

Exact synonyms: Smallpox Virus
Generic synonyms: Poxvirus
Specialized synonyms: Variola Major, Variola Major Virus, Variola Minor, Variola Minor Virus

Medical Definition of Variola virus

1. Virus responsible for smallpox. Said to have been completely eradicated. Large DNA virus (brick like, 250-390nm x 20-260nm) with complex outer and inner membranes (not derived from plasma membrane of host cell). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Variola Virus

variograms
variola
variola benigna
variola haemorrhagica
variola major
variola major virus
variola maligna
variola minor
variola minor virus
variola pemphigosa
variola vaccina
variola vaccine
variola vaccinia
variola vera
variola verrucosa
variola virus (current term)
variolar
variolas
variolate
variolated
variolates
variolating
variolation
variolations
variole
varioles
variolic
varioliform
varioliform syphilid
variolite

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