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Pronunciation: (smôl'poks"), [key]
n. Pathol.
an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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