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单词 variolate
释义

variolate

[ vair-ee-uh-leyt, -lit ]
/ ˈvɛər i əˌleɪt, -lɪt /
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adjective Pathology.

resembling smallpox, as a lesion.

Origin of variolate

First recorded in 1785–95; variol(a) + -ate1

Words nearby variolate

varifocals, variform, vario-, variocoupler, variola, variolate, variola virus, variole, varioliform, variolite, variolitic
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Example sentences from the Web for variolate

  • Variolate -ose: with large, rounded impressions like pock-marks.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for variolate

variolate
/ (ˈvɛərɪəˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to inoculate with the smallpox virus

adjective

marked or pitted with or as if with the scars of smallpox

Derived forms of variolate

variolation, variolization or variolisation, noun

Word Origin for variolate

C18: from variola
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for variolate

variolate
[ vârē-ə-lāt′ ]

adj.

Having pustules or pitted scars like those of smallpox.

v.

To inoculate with smallpox virus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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