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Definition of Monkeypox
1. Noun. (disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Monkeypox
1. A disease of monkeys and, rarely, of man caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the family Poxviridae; the human disease clinically resembles smallpox. (05 Mar 2000)