smallpox
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smallpox
- /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ UK
- /ˈsmɔlpɑks/ US
Where it comes from
From small + pox, in contrast to greatpox (“syphilis”).
noun smallpoxes
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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.
The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.
Similar: variola
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: variola, measles, pox, monkeypox, vaccination, ceiling, roof, eradication, variola vera, variola minor, variola major, alastrim, hemorrhagic smallpox, the pox, small-pox, variole
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noun disease
| Español | viruela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 천연두 cheonyeondu, 두창 duchang, 마마 mama, 두환 duhwan |
| 日本語 | 天然痘 tennentō, 疱瘡 hōsō, 痘瘡 tōsō, 疱瘡 mogasa, 疱瘡 imogasa |
| 中文 | 天花 tiānhuā |
| हिन्दी | चेचक cecak, शीतला śītlā, माता mātā, बड़ी माता baṛī mātā, आतशक ātśak |
| Kiswahili | ndui |
| Português | varíola |
| Français | variole, petite vérole |
| Deutsch | Pocken, Blattern |
| Italiano | vaiolo, vaiuolo |
| Ελληνικά | ευλογιά evlogiá |
| Română | variolă, vărsat |
| Русский | о́спа óspa |
| Tiếng Việt | đậu mùa |
| العربية | جُدَرِيّ judariyy |
Talk about this word "smallpox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/smallpox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. smallpox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/smallpox "smallpox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/smallpox.Cite this
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title = {smallpox},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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