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smallpox

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about smallpox at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.

Origin

From small + pox, in contrast to greatpox (“syphilis”).

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