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smallpox

Pronunciation: /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/
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Definition of smallpox

noun

[mass noun]
  • an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules that usually leave permanent scars. It was effectively eradicated through vaccination by 1979. Also called variola.

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