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smallpox meaning in Gujarati

શીતળા śītaḷā

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks//ˈsmɔlpɑks/

smallpox in Gujarati: શીતળા (śītaḷā), શીળી (śīḷī). In English, smallpox means 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.

Gujarati words for smallpox

disease
શીતળા śītaḷā, શીળી śīḷī

English meaning of smallpox

  1. noun 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.

Full definition of smallpox

smallpox in a sentence

  • The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

Synonyms of smallpox

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Questions about smallpox in Gujarati

What is the meaning of smallpox in Gujarati?
Smallpox in Gujarati is શીતળા (śītaḷā), શીળી (śīḷī).
smallpox નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Smallpox: શીતળા (śītaḷā), શીળી (śīḷī).
What does smallpox mean in English?
Smallpox means 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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