- Swine-pox
- Swine-pox Swine"-pox`, n. (Med.) A variety of the chicken pox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the water pox. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]
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swine-pox — swineˈ pox noun 1. A form of chickenpox 2. A viral skin disease of pigs • • • Main Entry: ↑swine … Useful english dictionary
swine pox — n a mild virus disease of young pigs that is marked by fever, loss of appetite, relative indifference to normal stimuli, and skin lesions suggestive of those of smallpox and that is caused by a poxvirus (species Swinepox virus of the genus… … Medical dictionary
swine pox — noun 1. obsolete : chickenpox found her up and merry as it did not prove the smallpox but the swine pox Samuel Pepys 2. : a mild virus disease of young pigs marked by fever, loss of appetite, dullness, and production of skin lesions suggestive of … Useful english dictionary
swine-pox — n. (Med.) Water pox, chicken pox … New dictionary of synonyms
swine pox — /ˈswaɪn pɒks/ (say swuyn poks) noun 1. a variety of chickenpox. 2. Veterinary Science a mild pox disease of pigs, caused by a virus related to that of cowpox and characterised by the appearance of pustules in the skin, especially of the abdomen …
pox disease — ▪ pathology any of a complex of viral diseases in human beings and domestic animals, marked chiefly by eruptions of the skin and mucous membranes. Sheep pox and rabbit pox are spread by airborne infectious particles that are inhaled. Horse… … Universalium
Pox party — A pox party, or flu party or flu fling, is an activity where children are deliberately exposed to a virus to promote immunity. Such parties are typically organized by parents on the premise of building the immune systems of their children against … Wikipedia
hog pox — noun : swine pox 2 … Useful english dictionary
swinepox — swine•pox [[t]ˈswaɪnˌpɒks[/t]] n. vet a mild pox disease of swine, caused by a virus related to that of cowpox • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
swinepox — swine·pox (swīn poks) an acute infectious, eruptive disease of piglets, marked by lesions of the skin of the abdomen, flanks, and head, caused by a poxvirus; it is usually mild but occasionally serious or fatal … Medical dictionary
