SMALLPOX
8 letters
19 Scrabble points
/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/
Definition of SMALLPOX
noun
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An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
"The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy."
Synonyms: variola
Related words:
variola
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
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Length
8 letters
Scrabble Score
19 points