VARIOLA

(Lat.), n. f. Va2r(wa3r)-i(i2)'o2l-a3. Written also in the pi., variola:,. From varius, mottled. See SMALL-POX. Black v. See V. hcemorrhagica. Congenital v. V. of new-born children due to intra-uterine infection. The pustules are usually discrete; they do not develop as when exposed to the air, and "form no crusts. It is usually fatal, [a. 34.] Emphysematous v. V. in which the pustules contain gas. [D, 74.] Of. V. siliquosa.-Fa.lse v. See VARICELLA. Haemorrhagic v. See V. hcemorrhagica and Variolce. sanguinece. Tuberculous v. V. in which certain of the pustules take the form of cutaneous tubercles. [D, 74.] V. acviti ima. See V, malign a. \. ambo in ens is. See FRAMBO3SIA. Variolne anomalae. 1. V. complicated with other diseases. 2. V. characterized by an unusual or anomalous exanthem. [G.] V. apyretic a. V. of a very mild form, attended with little or no fever. [G.] V. Arabum. V. of the Arabians. V. benign a. V. of a mild type, and attended with a comparatively superficial eruption. [G.] Variolae bullatae. V. lymphatic a in which the efflorescences coalesce so as to form large bullae. [G, 11.] V. cohaerens. V. in which the efflorescences barely touch each other, or in which confluent pustules occur here and there in rows; intermediate between v. discreta and v. confluens. [D, 1; G, 11.] V. confluens. Ger.,Flie pocken. 1. V. in which the papules are small, le prominent than in the discrete form, and so numerous that even on the first appearance of the eruption there is hardly any distinct separation between them. They extend over the greater part of the body. [D, 1.] 2. V. in which the pustules form and run into each other; a variety that is often but not nece arily malignant. [G.] V. cornea. Stone-pox, horn-pox; a variety of small-pox in which, in place of pustules, solid papular efflorescences appear upon the skin. [G.] Cf. V. verrucosa. V. corymbosa. V. in which the efflorescences occur in groups or clusters; usually a severe form of the disease, and often fatal. [G.] V. cruenta. See V. hcemorrhagica. Variolae crystalliiiae. See VARICELLA and V. lymphatic a. V. curt a. See VARIOLOID. Variolae cuspid a tae. V. the pustules of which are pointed or acuminate. [G, 11.] V. discreta, V. distinct a. V. in|which the pustules remain distinct and separate. [G.] V. emphysema tic a. See Emphysematous v.V. equina. Fr., eaux aux jambes, javart. Ger., Mauke, Fu rose. (Pustular) grease, grease-pox, horse-pox; a contagious disease of horses, attended with fever and an erysipelatous or eczematous exanthem in the region of the pastern joint, furnishing a clear, yellowish, odorous, and greasy discharge, the hair falling out where the eruption appears. The disease is communicable to man, and is believed to be allied to cow-pox. [G.] V. gaiigraenosa. See Gangrenous SMALLPOX. V. gastric a. V. with gastric complications, [a, 34.] Variolae haematoideae. See Variola} sanguinece. V. haemorrhagic a. Ger., schwarze Slattern.. V. (usually of a grave form) a ociated with haemorrhages into the efflorescences, giving the pustules and crusts a blackish color. There is also a tendency to haemorrhage from the mucous surfaces. [D, 1; G.] See also Variola:, sanguinece, V. malign a, and V. petechial is.V halituosae (seu liybridae, seu illegitimae). See VARICELLA. Variolas iiioculatorum. V. of inoculators; said to be a modified v., which consisted in the appearance of a pustule here and there upon the hands of those who practiced small-pox inoculation or of such as were in the habit of handling children with v., or occurring in persons who had already had small-pox. [G, 11.] Variolae institivae. V. acquired by inoculation. [GI Variolae irregulares. V. that pursues an irregular course. [G, 11.] V. lymphatic a. V. in which the efflorescences are filled with clear lyrnph. [G, 11.] V. malign a. Fr., variole foudroyante. Ger.. faulige Slattern. A very severe and often fatal form of v., chiefly characterized by the presence of a hsemorrhagic tendency. The exanthem is marked by intense, diffuse redne and swelling of the skin, especially of the face, sometimes together with papular efflorescences or bloody vesicles, but without pustulation. Haemorrhagic extravasations take place in the skin, forming deep-red maculae or petechiae, and severe haemorrhages occur from the mucous orifices. [G.] Variolas miliares. V. with pustules of about the size of a millet-seed or a little larger. [Plenck (G, 11).] V. mitigata. A mild form of v. without severe fever, and with comparatively few efflorescences. [G, 7.] V. mini i lic.-i I:i. See VARIOLOID. V. morbilli. V. complicated with measles. [G.] Variolas natura les. V. acquired by accidental (natural) infection. [G, 11.] V. nigra. See V. hcemorrhagica and V. malign a. Variolas nothae. See VARICELLA. Variolae ovinae. See SHEEP-POX (1st def.). V. petechiE, he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; I2, in: N, in; N2. tank; [s. 690]