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enterovirus
[ en-tuh-roh-vahy-ruhs ]
noun
, Pathology.
, plural en·ter·o·vi·rus·es.
- any of several picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, including poliovirus, that infect the human gastrointestinal tract and cause diseases of the nervous system.
enterovirus
/ ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪrəs /
noun
- any of a group of viruses that occur in and cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
enterovirus
/ ĕn′tə-rō-vī′rəs /
- Any of various viruses of the genus Enterovirus in the family Picornaviridae, including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses. Enteroviruses affect the intestinal tract and also cause respiratory, neurologic and other infections.
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Other Words From
- enter·o·viral adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enterovirus1
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Example Sentences
Usually they trade sniffles and exaggerated stories of late night derring-do; now they are exchanging enterovirus EV-68.
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The viral infection sending hundreds of Midwestern kids to the hospital is EV-68, a rather nasty strain of enterovirus.
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This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.
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Polio is an enterovirus (lives and is replicated in our intestines) that is spread via fecal-oral transmission.
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Polio is one of many viruses belonging to the "enterovirus" family.
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