- rabbitpox
- rab·bit·pox (rabґit-poks) an acute eruptive skin disease of rabbits, caused by a virus closely related to the vaccinia virus; it is often fatal.
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Rabbitpox — is a disease of rabbits caused by a virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus and the family Poxviridae .cite web url = http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=99011 title = Medical Dictionary rabbitpox virus accessdate = 2007 04 03 publisher … Wikipedia
Rabbit Green Syndrome — The rabbitpox virus, also known as Green Rabbit Syndrome, is a disease of rabbits caused by a virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus and the family Poxviridae .cite web |url=http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=99011 |title=Medical… … Wikipedia
Orthopoxvirus — Orthopoxvirus Clasificación de los virus Grupo: I … Wikipedia Español
poxvirus — /poks vuy reuhs/, n. pl. poxviruses. any of a group of large, brick shaped DNA containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes. [1940 45; POX + VIRUS] * * * Any of a group of… … Universalium
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Orthopoxvirus — The genus of the family Poxviridae, which comprises the viruses of alastrim, vaccinia, variola, cowpox, ectromelia, monkeypox, and rabbitpox. * * * or·tho·pox·vi·rus ȯr thō päks .vī rəs, ȯr thō päks n 1) … Medical dictionary
pox — 1. An eruptive disease, usually qualified by a descriptive prefix; e.g., smallpox, cowpox, chickenpox. See the specific term. 2. Archaic or colloquial term for syphilis. [var. of pl. pocks] Kaffir p. SYN: alastrim. * * * point of exit * … Medical dictionary
