orthopox

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noun

Infection with an orthopoxvirus.

“In 21st-century practice, orthopox cases are usually treated as mpox cases until proven otherwise (via nucleic acid tests).”

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Meanings

nounorthopox (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineInfection 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.

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APA

orthopox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthopox

MLA

“orthopox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthopox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthopox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthopox.

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