venereal infection vs pox

pox vs venereal infection

venereal infection and pox both are nouns.

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

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

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

venereal infection (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 infection and pox

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