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mpox

/ˈɛm.pɒks/

mpox noun: a viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.

Noun (1)

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...
    • Due to the rapid increase in global Mpox cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on July 23, 2022.2023 June 19, Michael Curtis, Shahin Davoudpour, Anthony Rodriguez-Ortiz, Dylan Felt, Audrey French, “Predictors of Mpox vaccine uptake among sexual and gender minority young adults living in...
    Synonyms:
    monkeypox

Noun (2) capitalized: MPOX

MPOX (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of mpox.

Noun (3) capitalized: MPox

MPox (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of mpox.

Noun (4) capitalized: Mpox

Mpox (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of mpox.

mpox meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Persian

mpox in Tamil

viral disease
குரங்கம்மை kuraṅkammai

mpox in Malay

viral disease
cacar monyet

mpox in Indonesian

viral disease
cacar monyet

mpox in Persian

viral disease
آبلهمیمون
More languagesFewer languages
mpox in Thai
ฝีดาษลิง fǐi-dàat-ling
mpox in Vietnamese
đậu mùa khỉ

Synonyms of mpox

Forms of mpox

alternative formMPOX
alternative formMPox
alternative formMpox
alternative formm-pox

Origin of mpox

Clipping of monkeypox coined in 2022, chosen in order to discourage racist and stigmatizing interpretations of that word. Coined by Montreal-based RÉZO, in consultation with other Canadian organizations, in parallel with the effort to change the French term. More at Wikipedia (mpox § Nomenclature).

Questions about mpox

What does mpox mean?
Mpox means a viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
What is mpox in Tamil?
Mpox in Tamil is குரங்கம்மை (kuraṅkammai). See Mpox meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mpox?
Mpox is a noun.
How do you pronounce mpox?
Mpox is pronounced /ˈɛm.pɒks/.

Words near mpox in the dictionary

  1. Mpondoland
  2. Mpongwe
  3. mpororoite
  4. Mpoto
  5. Mpotovoro
  6. mpox
  7. MPP
  8. MPPDA
  9. MPPG
  10. MPPP
  11. MPPs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mpox (page history and authors); MPOX (page history and authors); MPox (page history and authors); Mpox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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