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Definition of horsepox

: a virus disease of horses related to cowpox and marked by a vesiculopustular eruption of the skin especially on the pasterns and sometimes by a vesiculopapular inflammation of the buccal mucosa

— called also equine variola

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“Horsepox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horsepox. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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