swinepox
[ swahyn-poks ]
/ ˈswaɪnˌpɒks /
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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
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Example sentences from the Web for swinepox
It was in 1789 that he inoculated his child, aged eighteen months, with matter from the so-called swinepox of man.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles CreightonSometime after Jenner had used the swinepox matter, he began to talk among his medical neighbours of using cowpox matter.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles CreightonHe inoculated his eldest son with the matter of swinepox and produced a disease similar to a very mild smallpox.
In the course of his researches he was led to conclude that swinepox, as well as cowpox, was only a variety of smallpox.
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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