A genus in the family Poxviridae; causes localized wartlike skin lesions. SYN: molluscum contagiosum.
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Mol·lus·ci·pox·vi·rus (mə-lusґkĭ-poks-vi″rəs) [molluscum contagiosum + poxvirus] a genus of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae (family Poxviridae) containing the molluscum contagiosum virus.Medical dictionary. 2011.