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orthopox

orthopox noun: infection with an orthopoxvirus.

Noun

orthopox (uncountable)

  1. Infection with an orthopoxvirus.
    • In 21st-century practice, orthopox cases are usually treated as mpox cases until proven otherwise (via nucleic acid tests).

Origin of orthopox

Back-formation from orthopoxvirus; by surface analysis, ortho- + pox.

Questions about orthopox

What does orthopox mean?
Orthopox means infection with an orthopoxvirus.
What part of speech is orthopox?
Orthopox is a noun.

Words near orthopox in the dictionary

  1. orthopnœa
  2. orthopnœic
  3. orthopod
  4. orthopods
  5. orthopositronium
  6. orthopox
  7. orthopoxviral
  8. orthopoxvirus
  9. orthopoxviruses
  10. orthopractic
  11. orthoprax

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