POX


Meaning of POX in English

/ pɒks; NAmE pɑːks/ noun the pox [ sing. ] ( old use )

1.

an infectious disease spread by sexual contact

SYN syphilis

2.

= smallpox

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : alteration of pocks , plural of pock pockmark .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.