smallpox

English

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/, /ˈsmɔlpɑks/

noun
Definitions
  • (disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Etymology

Compound from English small + English pox.

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English

pox

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