SWINE-POX

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 26

n. Swin'po'-'x. Lat., variolce suillce. Ger., Schweinepocken. 1. A disease peculiar to swine, characterized by hard inflammatory tubercles oa the legs and thighs. 2. Varicella, especially varicella globata. [D, 1.] [s. 576]