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m-pox

m-pox is the alternative form of mpox.

Meaning of mpox

Noun

mpox (uncountable)

  1. A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
    • Ebola reared its ugly head anew, including recently in Uganda. Mpox spread in strange new ways. Measles and other vaccine-preventable illnesses are making a comeback.2022 December 27, André Picard, “What did we learn from a year of outbreaks? Our response to viruses shows we aren’t using our mitigation tools effectively enough”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto...
    Synonyms:
    monkeypox

Questions about m-pox

What is m-pox the alternative form of?
M-pox is the alternative form of mpox.

Words near m-pox in the dictionary

  1. m-commerce
  2. M-day
  3. M-days
  4. M-F
  5. M-pop
  6. m-pox
  7. M-ratio
  8. m-rule
  9. M-shaped
  10. M-She-U
  11. m-spec

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