POXVIRUS


Meaning of POXVIRUS in English

noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1941 any of a family ( Poxviridae ) of brick-shaped or ovoid double-stranded DNA viruses (as the causative agents of cowpox and smallpox) having a fluffy appearance caused by a covering of tubules or filaments

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