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Noun pox has 2 senses

syphilis, syph, pox - a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
--₁ is a kind of venereal disease, VD, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease
--₁ has parts: chancre
--₁ has particulars:
primary syphilis; secondary syphilis; tertiary syphilis; neurosyphilis
pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
--₂ is a kind of contagious disease, contagion
--₂ has particulars:
smallpox, variola, variola major; chickenpox, varicella; cowpox, vaccinia