Pox Synonyms

pŏks
A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. smallpox
  2. measles
  3. syphilis
  4. chicken-pox
  5. syph
  6. lues-venerea
  7. lues

Words Related to Pox

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. disease
  2. cowpox
  3. bacterial-disease

Pox Sentence Examples

  • A lot of children catch chicken pox in pre-school.

  • Rabbit pox Rabbit pox is a viral disease that closely mimics rabbit syphilis.

  • But the Campaign to Protect Rural England said that the planning bonanza will bring " a pox on the countryside " .

  • My three-year-old daughter has not had chicken pox but is also showing no symptoms.

  • They took tissue from everyone who received a small pox inoculation.

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