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milk pox vs variola major

variola major vs milk pox

milk pox and variola major both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
milk pox Yes No No No
variola major Yes No No No
As nouns, variola major is a hypernym of milk pox; that is, variola major 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
  • variola major: 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 smallpox, variola.
milk pox (noun) variola major (noun)
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
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 variola major

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