Synonyms for pox
pɒkspox

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1. syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, luesnoun

   a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

   Synonyms:
   syph, lues venerea, syphilis, lues

2. poxnoun

   a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

   Synonyms:
   syph, lues venerea, syphilis, lues

Matched Categories

1. • Contagious Disease
   • Venereal Disease

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1. poxnoun

   Synonyms:
   syphilis

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1. List of paraphrases for "pox":

   smallpox, plague

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1. Tener Goodwin Veenema:

   There are various levels of protection health care providers must have when they are dealing with potentially fatal diseases. Not just Ebola, but small pox or anthrax or any Category A biological agent, and the health care providers must be properly trained in how to 'don and doff' personal protective equipment.

2. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse:

   If I can be brutally honest for a moment: I'm home basically every weekend, and what I hear and what I'm sure most of you hear is some version of this: A pox on both parties and all your houses, we don't believe politicians are even trying to fix this mess. To the Republicans, to those who claim this new majority is leading the way: Few believe that.