STD vs pox

STD and pox both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
STD	Yes	No	No	No
pox	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pox is a hyponym of STD; that is, pox is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than STD:

STD: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
pox: a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

Other hyponyms of STD include genital herpes, herpes genitalis, clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum, lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis, LGV, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum, chlamydia.

STD (noun)	pox (noun)
a doctor's degree in theology in the pontifical university system of the Catholic church	a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact	a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

Difference between STD and pox

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