variola major

Noun variola major has 2 senses

• variola major(n = noun.state) smallpox, variola - a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars;
is a kind of pox
has particulars: alastrim, cuban itch, kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, west indian smallpox, white pox
has parts: pock

• variola major(n = noun.animal) variola major virus - a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent;
is a kind of smallpox virus, variola virus