| 单词 | pox |
| 释义 | pox (once / 5488 pages) n WORD FAMILY pox: poxes USAGE EXAMPLESTheir numbers have been reduced by habitat loss, competition with millions of American grey squirrels, and a pox virus introduced by American squirrels. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) Every rash was either chicken pox or measles. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) They and their "conservative", radical supposed "christians" are a pox on democracy in America. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) 1n a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks Hypo|Hyper smallpox, variola, variola major a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars chickenpox, varicellaan acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body cowpox, vacciniaa viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, West Indian smallpox, alastrim, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, white poxa mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus contagion, contagious disease any disease easily transmitted by contact 2n a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) Syn|Hypo|Hyper lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis primary syphilis the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection secondary syphilisthe second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane tertiary syphilisthe third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver neurosyphilissyphilis of the central nervous system locomotor ataxia, tabes dorsalissyphilis of the spinal cord characterized by degeneration of sensory neurons and stabbing pains in the trunk and legs and unsteady gait and incontinence and impotence Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, STD, VD, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, venereal disease, venereal infection a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact |
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