Pox and Smallpox

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Pox

Pox noun - A contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks.
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Smallpox and pox are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smallpox" instead a noun "Pox".

Smallpox

Smallpox noun - A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.
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Pox and smallpox are semantically related. You can use "Pox" instead a noun "Smallpox".

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  • The plot revolves around a sailor just back from Asia showing all the symptoms of smallpox (actually chicken pox) whose pet mouse bites Waring and Bingham (forcing them to be quarantined for rabies).
    Source: Series / Doctor in the House
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Smallpox and Pox. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pox/smallpox
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