venereal disease vs pox

pox vs venereal disease

venereal disease and pox both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
venereal disease	Yes	No	No	No
pox	Yes	No	No	No

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

venereal disease: 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 venereal disease include genital herpes, herpes genitalis, clap, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum, lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis, LGV, lymphogranuloma venereum, lymphopathia venereum, chlamydia.

venereal disease (noun)	pox (noun)
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact	a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
	a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

Difference between venereal disease and pox

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