Defenition of the word pox

• Defenition of the word pox

  • a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
  • a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

Synonyms for the word pox

• • syph
  • syphilis

Meronymys for the word pox

• • chancre

Hyponyms for the word pox

• • chickenpox
  • cowpox
  • neurosyphilis
  • primary syphilis
  • secondary syphilis
  • smallpox
  • tertiary syphilis
  • vaccinia
  • varicella
  • variola
  • variola major

Hypernyms for the word pox

• • contagion
  • contagious disease
  • Cupid's disease
  • Cupid's itch
  • dose
  • sexually transmitted disease
  • social disease
  • std
  • VD
  • venereal disease
  • venereal infection
  • Venus's curse

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