monkeypox.
A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
Meaning & usage
A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
Where this word comes from
From monkey + pox; originally so named based on cases in monkeys, although the name was a misnomer because monkeys are less of a reservoir for the disease than other animals are. More at Wikipedia (mpox § Nomenclature).
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