Small-pox

  • 11Horn pox — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12fish pox — carp pox (one of the oldest known fish diseases found in cultured carp, other cyprinids, pike perch and aquarium fishes. It is caused by Herpesvirus cyprini. Also known as carp papillomatosis, epithelioma papulosum, fish pox, cyprinid herpesvirus …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 13fish-pox — carp pox (one of the oldest known fish diseases found in cultured carp, other cyprinids, pike perch and aquarium fishes. It is caused by Herpesvirus cyprini. Also known as carp papillomatosis, epithelioma papulosum, fish pox, cyprinid herpesvirus …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 14Sheep pox — Sheep Sheep, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc?p, sce[ a]p; akin to OFries. sk?p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[=a]f, Skr. ch[=a]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15carp pox — one of the oldest known fish diseases found in cultured carp, other cyprinids, pike perch and aquarium fishes. It is caused by Herpesvirus cyprini. Also known as carp papillomatosis, epithelioma papulosum, fish pox, cyprinid herpesvirus I (CHV).… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 16cow|pox — «KOW POKS», noun. a contagious disease of cows causing small pustules on cows udders and teats; vaccinia. Cowpox is a virus disease. Vaccine for smallpox is obtained from cows that have cowpox …

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  • 17smallpox — small|pox [ˈsmo:lpɔks US ˈsmo:lpa:ks] n [U] a serious disease that causes spots which leave marks on your skin …

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  • 18smallpox — small|pox [ smɔl,paks ] noun uncount a serious disease in which your skin becomes covered in spots that can leave permanent marks …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19smallpox — small•pox [[t]ˈsmɔlˌpɒks[/t]] n. pat an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20National Anti-Vaccination League — The National Anti Vaccination League was founded in 1896 in Britain, growing from earlier smaller organisations in London, originally under the title Anti Compulsory Vaccination League. The organisation opposed compulsory vaccination,… …

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