smallpox

small·pox

noun \ˈsmȯl-ˌpäks\

Definition of SMALLPOX

: an acute contagious febrile disease of humans that is caused by a poxvirus (species Variola virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus), is characterized by a skin eruption with pustules, sloughing, and scar formation, and is believed to have been eradicated globally by widespread vaccination —called also variola

First Known Use of SMALLPOX

1518

Rhymes with SMALLPOX

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