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po⋅li⋅o⋅vi⋅rus

  [poh-lee-oh-vahy-ruhs, poh-lee-oh-vahy-]
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–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
Origin:
1950–55; polio + virus
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po·li·o·vi·rus   (pō'lē-ō-vī'rəs)   
n.   pl. po·li·o·vi·rus·es
An enterovirus, separable into three serotypes, that is the causative agent of poliomyelitis.
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Main Entry: po·lio·vi·rus
Pronunciation: 'pO-lE-(")O-"vI-r&s
Function: noun
: an enterovirus that occurs in three distinct serotypesof which one is the most frequent cause of human poliomyelitis
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poliovirus po·li·o·vi·rus (pō'lē-ō-vī'rəs)
n.
See poliomyelitis virus.

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