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How to pronounce “smallpox”
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Pronunciation guide for smallpox
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of smallpox with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Larry Brilliant: TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic 26 minutes
I got to see the last case of killer smallpox in the world.
- Definition summary
- (pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
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How to pronounce smallpox
Larry Brilliant: TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic 26 minutes
I got to see the last case of killer smallpox in the world.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “smallpox”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
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