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milk pox vs smallpox

smallpox vs milk pox

milk pox and smallpox both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
milk pox Yes No No No
smallpox Yes No No No
As nouns, smallpox is a hypernym of milk pox; that is, smallpox is a word with a broader meaning than milk pox:
  • milk pox: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
  • smallpox: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Other hypernyms of milk pox include variola, variola major.
milk pox (noun) smallpox (noun)
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Difference between milk pox and smallpox

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