poxvirus
nounEtymology From pox + virus.
1
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
- Derived terms
- antipoxvirus, Yoka poxvirus
- Related terms
- poxvirologist
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