cowpoxnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkaʊ.pɒks/us/ˈkaʊ.pɑːks/a disease in cattle
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Zoology: veterinary medicine
- alter
- anthrax
- BSE
- cattery
- collar
- delouse
- destroy
- distemper
- foot-and-mouth
- froth
- geld
- hoof-and-mouth
- leptospirosis
- myxomatosis
- put sth down 1
- quarantine
- rabies
- vet
- veterinarian
- veterinary surgeon
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Examples from literature
- Smallpox and cowpox are closely allied and the substances formed in the blood by the one are resistant to the virus of the other.
- The disease becomes modified when transferred to cattle, producing what is known as cowpox, in which vesicles similar to those of smallpox appear on the skin.
- The germ of cowpox, which is believed to be either the cow or horse variety of human smallpox, is cultivated upon healthy calves.