Monkeypox
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Monkeypox is a noun meaning (pathology) A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
Meaning
(pathology) A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
Example Sentences
Clusters of monkeypox cases have recently been identified in Britain and Portugal, while Spain is investigating suspected cases of the virus.
In a remote southwestern pocket of the Central African Republic, doctor Patrick Karume and his small team are on the jungle frontline to quarantine a rare outbreak of monkeypox.
Word Forms
- monkey-pox
- monkey pox
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include smallpox, monkey-pox, mpox, mousepox, squirrelpox, small-pox.
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