SMALLPOX


Meaning of SMALLPOX in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: small (I) + pox

1. : an acute contagious febrile virus disease characterized by constitutional symptoms and successive stages of skin eruptions of which the last is marked by pustules, sloughing, and scar formation

2. : bitter pit

II. transitive verb

: to infect or scar with smallpox

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