pox

名词 pox:

1. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
   同义词：syphilis, syph
2. a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

1. Chicken pox is a common childhood sickness.
   水痘是一种常见的儿童期疾病。

pox

n.（名词）
A disease such as chickenpox or smallpox, characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
痘，痘疮：皮肤疾病，如水痘或天花，其特点为皮肤上生有脓疮，并会留下痘痕
Syphilis.
梅毒
Archaic Misfortune and calamity.
【古语】 不幸，大灾大难

来源：
Alteration of pocks
pocks的变化
from Middle English [pl. of] pocke, pokke * see pock
源自 中古英语 [] pocke, pokke的复数 *参见 pock