Meaning
An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/
Etymology
From small + pox, in contrast to greatpox (“syphilis”).
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