poxvirus /pox·vi·rus/ (poks´-vi-rus) any virus of the family Poxviridae.
poxvirus
pox·vi·rus (p ks v  r s)n. A virus of the family Poxviridae. |
poxvirus
[poksvī′rəs]
Etymology: ME, pokkes + L, virus, poison
a member of a family of viruses that includes the organisms that cause molluscum contagiosum, smallpox, and vaccinia.
poxvirus
a virus in the family Poxviridae.
poxvirus officinalis
vaccinia virus.
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