English noun: smallpox | |||
1. | smallpox (state) a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars | ||
Synonyms | variola, variola major | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pox | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox | ||
Part holonym | pock | ||