pox

pox

 [poks]

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

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pox

(poks),

1. An eruptive disease, usually qualified by a descriptive prefix; for example, smallpox, cowpox, chickenpox. See the specific term.

2. Archaic or colloquial term for syphilis.

[var. of pl. pocks]

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pox

(pŏks)

n.

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

2. Syphilis.

3. Misfortune or calamity.

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pox

Infection disease See Chickenpox, Smallpox.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pox

(poks)

1. An eruptive disease, usually qualified by a descriptive prefix, e.g., smallpox, cowpox, chickenpox.

2. An eruption, first papular then pustular, occurring in chronic antimony poisoning.

3. Archaic or colloquial term for syphilis (also called great pox).

[var. of pl. pocks]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

pox

1. Any of the various infectious diseases, such as CHICKENPOX or cowpox, that cause blistering skin rashes. Some are caused by POXVIRUSES. Chickenpox is caused by a HERPES virus.

2. A slang term for SYPHILIS, which is not a pox.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Pox

A pus-filled bump on the skin.

Mentioned in: Smallpox

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

pox

(poks)

An eruptive disease, usually qualified by a descriptive prefix; e.g., smallpox, cowpox, chickenpox.

[var. of pl. pocks]

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