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Re: Kind of a Friday question



As a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil in the mid-1960s, I vaccinated
thousands against smallpox - in Portuguese, variola [with an acute accent
on the i]. Could your word be related?  The Portuguese word for chicken
pox is varicela.  So, the "vari" root seems to mean pox.  Check with a
medical library for current and non-current medical terms, technial and
popular.

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On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Kellams, Dina M wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> I know there is a great wealth of knowledge on this listserve, so hopefully
> one of you can help me with this.  This isn't very important - just looking
> to satisfy my curiosity!
>
> Has anybody heard of a disease called "vaviloid" or "variloid"?  I came
> across a piece of correspondence from the 1890s- 1902ish that accuses a
> woman of spreading vaviloid about.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> Dina
>
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