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pox in Latin

pox in Latin is variola — pox means a disease that causes spots or pockmarks on the skin, such as chickenpox or smallpox.

pox in Latin

variola
noun
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.

What does "pox" mean?

  1. noun A disease that causes spots or pockmarks on the skin, such as chickenpox or smallpox.
    "The vaccine all but eliminated smallpox, once a deadly pox."
  2. noun A curse, especially as expressed in the phrase "a pox on".
    "A pox on both their houses, she muttered after the argument."

pox in a sentence

  • The vaccine all but eliminated smallpox, once a deadly pox.
  • A pox on both their houses, she muttered after the argument.

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What is "pox" in Latin?

"pox" in Latin is variola. pox means: A disease that causes spots or pockmarks on the skin, such as chickenpox or smallpox.

How do you use "pox" in a sentence?

Example: "The vaccine all but eliminated smallpox, once a deadly pox." In Latin, "pox" is variola.

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