Defn: To make different; to vary; to variegate. [R.] Sylvester.
VARIOLA
Va*ri"o*la, n. Etym: [LL., fr. L. varius various. See Various.]
(Med.)
Defn: The smallpox.
VARIOLAR
Va*ri"o*lar, a. (Med.)
Defn: Variolous.
VARIOLATION
Va`ri*o*la"tion, n. (Med.)
Defn: Inoculation with smallpox.
VARIOLE
Va"ri*ole, n. [Cf. F. variole smallpox. See Variola.]
1. A foveola.
2. (Geol.) A spherule of a variolite.