monkeypox

猴痘

别名

monkey pox monkey-pox

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.

    不可数 医学

词源

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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