swinepox

[ swahyn-poks ]
/ ˈswaɪnˌpɒks /

noun

a variety of chicken pox.
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.

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Origin of swinepox

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby swinepox

swine influenza, swine plague, swine vesicular disease, swine's cress, swineherd, swinepox, swing, swing bridge, swing by, swing door, swing into action
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British Dictionary definitions for swinepox

swinepox
/ (ˈswaɪnˌpɒks) /

noun

Also called: variola porcina (pɔːˈsɑɪnə) an acute infectious viral disease of pigs characterized by skin eruptions
a form of chickenpox in which the skin eruptions are not pitted
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