痘とう瘡そう

noun

smallpox; variola

Medical term for the disease smallpox. The synonym 天然痘 is more common in everyday language.

See also: 天然痘

• 痘とう瘡そうは天てん然ねん痘とうとも呼よばれ、ワクチンによって根こん絶ぜつされた。

  Smallpox, also called variola, was eradicated through vaccination.