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monkeypox
noun mon·key·pox \ˈməŋ-kē-ˌpäks\
Definition of MONKEYPOX
: a rare virus disease especially of central and western Africa that is caused by a poxvirus (species Monkeypox virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus), occurs chiefly in wild rodents and primates, and when transmitted to humans resembles smallpox but is milder
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First Known Use of MONKEYPOX
1959
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monkeypox
noun mon·key·pox \ˈməŋ-kē-ˌpäks\
Medical Definition of MONKEYPOX
: a rare virus disease especially of rain forest areas of central and western Africa that is caused by a poxvirus of the genus Orthopoxvirus (species Monkeypox virus), that occurs in wild rodents and primates and in captive monkeys, and that when transmitted to humans resembles smallpox but is milder
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