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mousepox

mousepox

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A viral disease in mice that makes sores like smallpox in humans
  • noun
  • /ˈmaʊspɒks/
  • Specialized
: viruela de ratón
  • Researchers are developing vaccines to prevent mousepox in mouse populations.
  • mousepox virus
  • mousepox chimera

Examples

  • The outbreak of mousepox led to strict quarantine measures in the research facility.

  • Scientists observed the symptoms of mousepox in the infected laboratory mice.

  • The outbreak of mousepox alarmed researchers.

  • Some scientists study mousepox to understand viral infections.

  • Mousepox is a serious viral disease that can be fatal to infected mice.

  • Researchers are studying mousepox to understand its effects on mouse populations.

  • Symptoms of mousepox in affected mice include fever and skin lesions.

Surface Forms

mousepox singular
mousepoxes plural

Morphology

mousepox = mouse + pox (transparent) = mouse + pox

A direct compound of 'mouse' + 'pox' meaning a pox that affects mice, straightforward for learners who know both components.

Etymology

Mousepox is made from mouse and pox, the same pox in smallpox and chickenpox, where 'pox' means 'a disease with spots or sores'. So mousepox is a pox-like disease that affects mice.