Any of various infectious diseases characterized by blistery skin eruptions (for example chickenpox).Pox is sometimes used as a slang word for syphilis. Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary Author: The British Medical Association
n. 1. an infectious disease causing a skin rash. 2. a rash of pimples that become pus-filled, as in *chickenpox and *smallpox. Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin
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