From monkey + pox; originally so named based on cases in monkeys, although the name was a misnomer because monkeys are less of a reservoir for the disease than other animals are. More at Wikipedia (mpox § Nomenclature).
释义（英文）
名词Noun
(pathology) A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.