SHEEP-POX

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 21

n. Shep'po2x. Lat., variola; evince. Fr., claveau, clavelee. Ger., Schafblattern, Schafpocken. 1. An epizootic and probably contagious disease of sheep, closely resembling variola in man. 2. Varicella. [G.] Cf. MURR, MURRAIN, and ROT. [s. 480]