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poxvirus
[poks´vi″rus]any member of a family of morphologically similar and immunologically related DNA viruses, including the disease-causing orthopoxviruses.
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pox·vi·rus
(poks'vī-rŭs),Any virus of the family Poxviridae.
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poxvirus
(pŏks′vī′rəs)n. pl. poxvi·ruses
Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses, including those that cause smallpox, cowpox, and other poxlike diseases in vertebrates.
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pox·vi·rus
(poks'vī-rŭs)Any virus of the family Poxviridae.
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