Coxsackie virus

[kok-sak-ee-vahy-ruhs, kook-sah-kee-]

cox·sack·ie·vi·rus

[kok-sak-ee-vahy-ruhs, kook-sah-kee-]
noun, plural cox·sack·ie·vi·rus·es.
any of a group of viruses closely related to the virus of poliomyelitis, causing certain diseases of humans, as herpangia and epidemic pleurodynia.
Also, Coxsackie virus.


Origin:
1945–50; after Coxsackie, N.Y., where the first known case appeared
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Coxsackie virus (kʊkˈsɑːkɪ)
 
n
any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
 
[C20: after Coxsackie, a town in New York state, where the virus was first found]

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coxsackievirus also Coxsackie virus   (kk-sä'kē-vī'rəs, kŏk-sāk'ē-)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of several species of enteroviruses that are associated with a variety of acute infections primarily affecting infants and young children, including meningitis, infections of the heart muscle and pericardium, and pleurisy.
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