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pox·vi·rus
(pŏks′vī′rəs)n. pl. pox·vi·rus·es
Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses, including those that cause smallpox, cowpox, and other poxlike diseases in vertebrates.
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poxvirus
(ˈpɒksˌvaɪərəs)n
(Pathology) any of the viruses responsible for pox diseases
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pox•vi•rus
(ˈpɒksˌvaɪ rəs)n. pl. -rus•es.
any of various large, brick-shaped or ovoid viruses of the family Poxviridae, including the viruses that cause smallpox and other pox diseases.
[1940–45]
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Noun | 1. | poxvirus - any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates myxoma virus - a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans smallpox virus, variola virus - the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon animal virus - an animal pathogen that is a virus |
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