Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cal·i·ci·vi·rus Pronunciation:
k&-'lis-&-"vI-r&s, -'lE-sE-, -'lE-chE- Function:
noun : any of a family(Caliciviridae) of single-stranded RNA viruses that have 32 cup-shaped depressions arranged symmetrically on the surface and that include the Norwalk virus and the causative viruses of hepatitis E andvesicular exanthema
