Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pox

2 senses of pox

Sense 1
syphilis, syph, pox, lues venerea, lues -- (a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta))
       => venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, STD -- (a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact)

Sense 2
pox -- (a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks)
       => contagious disease, contagion -- (any disease easily transmitted by contact)