smallpox
Translation
smallpox
Examples
Smallpox was a deadly disease.
Smallpox was a deadly disease.
The vaccine eradicated smallpox.
The vaccine eradicated smallpox.
Grammar Patterns
smallpox is ((adjective)) smallpox is (adjective) Smallpox was a deadly disease.
to eradicate smallpox to get rid of smallpox completely The vaccine eradicated smallpox.
Similar Words
Synonyms: variola
Etymology
From 'small' + 'pox' (pustules). It was called 'small' to distinguish it from the 'great pox' (syphilis).
Memory Tips
Picture 'small pocks' (spots) on the skin. The word itself describes the main symptom of the disease.