swinepox

[ swahyn-poks ]

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 of swinepox

1
First recorded in 1520–30

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British Dictionary definitions for swinepox

swinepox

/ (ˈswaɪnˌpɒks) /


noun
  1. Also called: variola porcina (pɔːˈsɑɪnə) 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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