1. of, relating to, or caused by smallpox
Usage: medical

Examples

• The variolar lesions covered the patient’s face and arms.
• Historical records describe variolar epidemics that devastated entire populations.
• The doctor examined the variolar pustules under a microscope.
• Variolar scars were common before the development of the smallpox vaccine.
• The museum displayed variolar specimens from the 18th century outbreak.