MILK POX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Synonyms:

alastrim; Cuban itch; Kaffir pox; milk pox; pseudosmallpox; pseudovariola; variola minor; West Indian smallpox; white pox

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("milk pox" is a kind of...):

smallpox; variola; variola major (a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars)

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