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re⋅o⋅vi⋅rus

  [ree-oh-vahy-ruhs, ree-oh-vahy-]
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–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.
Origin:
1955–60; r(espiratory) e(nteric) o(rphan) virus; coined by U.S. virologist Albert B. Sabin (b. 1906)
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re·o·vi·rus   (rē'ō-vī'rəs)   
n.   pl. re·o·vi·rus·es
Any of a group of viruses that contain double-stranded RNA and are associated with various diseases in animals, including human respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.

[r(espiratory) + e(nteric) + o(rphan) + virus.]
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Word Origin & History

reovirus 
1959, coined by Dr. Albert B. Savin, acronym for respiratory enteric orphan virus; "orphan" because it was not connected to any of the diseases it is associated with.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: reo·vi·rus
Pronunciation: "rE-O-'vI-r&s
Function: noun
: any of a family (Reoviridae) of double-stranded RNA viruses that havean icosahedral structure, are 60 to 80 nanometers in diameter, have an inner core surrounded by several layers of protein, and include many plant or animal pathogens (as the orbiviruses and therotaviruses) —reo·vi·ral /-r&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Reovirus n.
A genus of viruses that contain double-stranded RNA and are associated with various diseases in animals, including human respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.

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