smallpox
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars (Freq. 1) • Syn: variola, variola major • Hypernyms: pox • Hyponyms: alastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox • Part Meronyms: pock
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