Synonyms
1. smallpox
noun. ['ˈsmɔlˌpɑːks'] a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.
Synonyms
- pseudovariola
- Cuban itch
- milk pox
- West Indian smallpox
- Kaffir pox
- pseudosmallpox
- white pox
- alastrim
- variola minor
- pox
- pock
- variola
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Words that Rhyme with Smallpox
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Example sentences of the word smallpox
1. Noun, singular or mass
Live vaccines are also available for rotavirus, smallpox, yellow fever and chickenpox.
Quotes containing the word smallpox
1. I hope that some day the practice of producing cowpox in human beings will spread over the world - when that day comes, there will be no more smallpox.
- Edward Jenner