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horsepox

[ hawrs-poks ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of horsepox1

First recorded in 1650–60; horse + pox

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Example Sentences

Cowpox or horsepox may be accidentally transmitted by inoculation.

Horsepox is also frequently mistaken for the exanthemata attending some forms of venereal disease in horses.

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