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MYXOVIRUSES

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myx⋅o⋅vi⋅rus

  [mik-suh-vahy-ruhs, mik-suh-vahy-]
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–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
any of a group of medium-sized, RNA-containing viruses having a helical envelope, infectious to humans and other animals and a cause of influenza.
Compare paramyxovirus.

Origin:
1950–55; < NL; see myxo-, virus
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myx·o·vi·rus   (mĭk'sə-vī'rəs)   
n.   pl. myx·o·vi·rus·es
Any of a group of RNA-containing viruses, including those that cause influenza, typically having an affinity for certain mucins and causing agglutination of red blood cells.
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Main Entry: myxo·vi·rus
Pronunciation: 'mik-s&-"vI-r&s
Function: noun
: any of the viruses belonging to the two families which includethe orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses —myxo·vi·ral /"mik-s&-'vI-r&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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myxovirus myx·o·vi·rus (mĭk'sə-vī'rəs)
n.
Formerly, any of a group of RNA-containing viruses with an affinity for mucins, now included in the families of Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae. These viruses include the influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and measles virus.

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