[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

variola \vari"ola\, n. ll., fr. l. varius various. see
   various. med.
   the smallpox.
   1913 webster
see also:
various 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

variola
     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: smallpox, variola
         major
see also:
smallpox variola major 

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