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horsepox

/hawrs-poks/US // ˈhɔrsˌpɒks //

水痘,马痘,痘

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Veterinary Pathology.

    • : a disease in horses caused by a virus and characterized by eruptions in the mouth and on the skin.

Examples

  • Cowpox or horsepox may be accidentally transmitted by inoculation.

  • Horsepox is also frequently mistaken for the exanthemata attending some forms of venereal disease in horses.