Contagious pox Synonyms

Definitions for Contagious


  • (adjective) capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
  • (adjective) exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
  • (adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Definitions for Pox


  • (noun) a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
  • (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)