ALL meanings of smallpox
small·pox
S s - noun smallpox contagious disease 1
- noun smallpox an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs. 1
- uncountable noun smallpox Smallpox is a serious infectious disease that causes spots which leave deep marks on the skin. 0
- noun smallpox an acute highly contagious viral disease characterized by high fever, severe prostration, and a pinkish rash changing in form from papules to pustules, which dry up and form scabs that are cast off, leaving pitted depressions 0
- noun smallpox an acute, highly contagious disease caused by a poxvirus and characterized by prolonged fever, vomiting, and pustular eruptions that often leave pitted scars, or pockmarks, when healed 0