enterovirus

[ en-tuh-roh-vahy-ruhs ]

noun,plural en·ter·o·vi·rus·es.Pathology.
  1. any of several picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, including poliovirus, that infect the human gastrointestinal tract and cause diseases of the nervous system.

Origin of enterovirus

1
First recorded in 1955–60; entero- + virus

Other words from enterovirus

  • en·ter·o·vi·ral, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for enterovirus

enterovirus

/ (ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪrəs) /


nounplural -viruses
  1. any of a group of viruses that occur in and cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

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Scientific definitions for enterovirus

enterovirus

[ ĕn′tə-rō-vīrəs ]


  1. 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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