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/hawrs"poks'/, n. Vet. Pathol.a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.[1650-60; HORSE + POX]
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horsepox — [hôrs′päks΄] n. a highly contagious viral skin disease of horses, characterized by fever and poxlike lesions on the mouth, leg, etc … English World dictionary
horsepox — horse·pox (horsґpoks) a mild form of poxvirus infection in horses, marked by a pustular eruption of the skin and sometimes of the oral and nasal mucosa … Medical dictionary
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horsepox — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a virus disease of horses related to cowpox and marked by a vesiculopustular eruption of the skin especially on the pasterns and sometimes by a vesiculopapular inflammation of the buccal mucosa called also equine variola * * *… … Useful english dictionary
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equine variola — noun : horsepox * * * equine variola, a contagious viral disease of horses, marked by the eruption of pocks similar to those of smallpox in man, horsepox … Useful english dictionary
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pox — 1. An eruptive disease, usually qualified by a descriptive prefix; e.g., smallpox, cowpox, chickenpox. See the specific term. 2. Archaic or colloquial term for syphilis. [var. of pl. pocks] Kaffir p. SYN: alastrim. * * * point of exit * … Medical dictionary
