pox

pox (poks) any eruptive or pustular disease, especially one caused by a virus, e.g., chickenpox, cowpox, etc.

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pox (pks)

n.

1. A disease such as chickenpox or smallpox, characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.

2. Syphilis.

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Pox

A pus-filled bump on the skin.

Mentioned in: Smallpox

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pox

Etymology: ME, pokkes, pustules

1 any of several vesicular or pustular exanthematous diseases terminating in scars.

2 the pitlike scars of smallpox or chicken pox.

3 archaic. syphilis.

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pox [poks]

any eruptive or pustular disease, especially one caused by a virus, such as chickenpox, cowpox, or smallpox.

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pox

a group of diseases caused by poxviruses and affecting primarily the skin and manifested by a characteristic progression of lesions from erythema to papule to vesicle to pustule to a round, reddish, raised scab about 0.5 inch diameter to a pock mark which remains at the site of lesions after healing. Includes buffalopox, camelpox, canarypox, catpox, cowpox, ectromelia (2), elephantpox, fowlpox, goatpox, horsepox, monkeypox, parrotpox, pseudocowpox, rabbitpox, sealpox, sheeppox, swinepox.

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pox

Infection disease See Chickenpox, Smallpox.