noun
1.
a variety of chicken pox.
2.
Veterinary Pathology. a mild pox disease of swine, caused by a virus related to that of cowpox, characterized by the appearance of pustules in the skin, especially of the abdomen.
Origin:
1520–30
1520–30
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swinepox (ˈswaɪnˌpɒks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: variola porcina an acute infectious viral disease of pigs characterized by skin eruptions |
| 2. | a form of chickenpox in which the skin eruptions are not pitted |
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