par·vo·vi·rus   (pär'vō-vī'rəs)    n.   pl. par·vo·vi·rus·es Any of a group of small viruses that contain DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and cause disease in many vertebrates, especially mammals such as dogs and cattle. [Latin parvus, small; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots + virus.]

Main Entry: par·vo·vi·rus
Pronunciation: 'pär-vO-"vI-r&s
Function: noun
1 : any of a family (Parvoviridae andespecially genus Parvovirus) of small single-stranded DNA viruses that include the causative agent of erythema infectiosum
2 : a highly contagious febrile disease of caninesand especially dogs that is caused by a parvovirus (genus Parvovirus), is spread especially by contact with infected feces, and is marked by loss of appetite, lethargy, often bloody diarrhea andvomiting, and sometimes death called also parvo

parvovirus par·vo·vi·rus (pär'vō-vī'rəs)
n.
Any of a group of small viruses of the genus Parvovirus that cause disease in many vertebrates, especially mammals such as dogs and cattle.

parvovirus   (pär'vō-vī'rəs)  Pronunciation Key  Any of a group of small DNA viruses of the family Parvoviridae that cause disease in many vertebrates, especially a febrile infection in dogs resulting in vomiting, diarrhea, and sometimes death. In humans it commonly causes an acute contagious infection called fifth disease, marked by a facial rash.