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Swinepox
Meaning
Noun
●
In Viral diseases:
A
disease
of
pigs
,
caused
by a
virus
of the family Poxviridae and the
genus
Suipoxvirus.
●
In Medicine:
A form of
chickenpox
, with
acuminated
vesicles
containing
a
watery
fluid
; the waterpox.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
swinepox
English
pox
English
pokkes
Middle English (1100-1500)
swine
English
swin
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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