Small'-pŏx, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [From small and pox, pocks.] (Med.) An exanthematic disease, consisting of a constitutional febrile affection, and a cutaneous eruption; variola.

The cutaneous eruption is first a papule, the top of which becomes a vesicle, and then a pustule, and finally forms a thick crust, which sloughs after a certain time, often leaving a pit or scar.