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smallpox

noun

a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
X
Contains
MA
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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ˈsmɔːlpɒks

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noun

  1. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

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