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Smallpox
SMAW-lpahks
/ˈsmɔːˌlpɑːks/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
smallpox
Dictionary meaning
A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.
Synonyms: variola major
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