Definition of Pox
Noun: pox póks
- A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
- syphilis, syph [informal], lues venerea, lues
- A contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
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