Word: smallpox
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: small
pox
Definition: An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
Morphemes:
Affix: small
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Affix: pox
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.