orthopox

English

Etymology

Back-formation from orthopoxvirus; by surface analysis, ortho- +‎ pox.

Noun

orthopox (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Infection with an orthopoxvirus.

   Hyponyms: smallpox, cowpox, vaccinia, mpox, monkeypox, horsepox, camelpox

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