pox
noun
- any of various diseases characterized by skin eruptions, as smallpox or chickenpox
- syphilis: usually with the
See pox in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pŏks)
noun- A disease such as chickenpox or smallpox, characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
- Syphilis.
- Archaic Misfortune and calamity.
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