POX

• (noun) a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

• (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

  synonyms : lues , lues venerea , syph , syphilis

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