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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.
Rhymes with Smallpox Virus
- cytomegalovirus
- retrovirus
- desirous
- cyrus
- iris
2. virus
noun. ['ˈvaɪrəs'] (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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Etymology
- virus (Latin)