fowl pox


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fowl pox

[′fau̇l ‚päks]
(veterinary medicine)
A disease of birds caused by a virus and characterized by wartlike nodules on the skin, particularly on the head.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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