pox
英 [pɒks]
美[pɑks]
- n. 痘；疹；发疹的疾病；瘟疫
英英释意
- 1. a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
- 2. a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks