The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Variolous \Va*ri"o*lous\, a. [LL. variolosus, fr. variola the smallpox: cf. F. varioleux.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
variolous adj 1: relating to small pox [syn: variolar, variolic, variolous]