variole simienne
French
Etymology
Coined by Montreal-based RÉZO, in parallel with the effort to change the English term from monkeypox to mpox; to remove stigmatization of gay men from the 2022 outbreak, in associating them with being monkeys (singe).[1]
Noun
variole simienne f (plural not attested) Literally, “simian pox”
- (pathology) monkeypox, mpox
Synonyms
- variole du singe
References
- “Montreal group helps WHO rename monkeypox to 'mpox' to avoid stigmatization”, in Health, CBC News, 2022-11-28, retrieved 2022-11-28