orthopox
Infection with an orthopoxvirusInfection with an orthopoxvirus.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Infection with an orthopoxvirus.
In 21st-century practice, orthopox cases are usually treated as mpox cases until proven otherwise (via nucleic acid tests).
Origin
Back-formation from orthopoxvirus; by surface analysis, ortho- + pox.Back-formation from orthopoxvirus; by surface analysis, ortho- + pox.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable