Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthopox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-thopox
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Infection with an orthopoxvirus.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does orthopox mean?: Infection with an orthopoxvirus.
Where does orthopox come from?: Back-formation from orthopoxvirus; by surface analysis, ortho- + pox.

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