POX

n. Pqax. Ger.. Pocken. 1. A term applied (usually in combination with another word) to certain eruptive, infectious diseases, such as small-p., chicken-p., etc. 2. Syphilis (formerly called great-p.). [G.] Ape-p. Ger., Affenpocken. A variolous disease in the form of a general exanthem said to affect the wild apes in the West Indies during epidemics of variola. [G, 73.] Bastard p. See VARICELLA. Chicken-p. See VARICELLA. Cow-p. See the major list. False p. See VARICELLA. French p. See SYPHILIS. Gland-p., Gla -p. See VARICELLA. Greasep. See HORSE-POX and VARIOLA equina. Great p. See SYPHILIS. Horn-p. See VARIOLA cornea. Horse-p. See the major list and VARIOLA equina. Secondary p. See VACCINCI^E. Small-p. See the major list and VARIOLA. Wartp'. See VARIOLA verrucosa. [s. 328]