rhinovirus rhi·no·vi·rus (rī'nō-vī'rəs)
n.
Any of a group of picornaviruses that are causative agents of disorders of the respiratory tract, such as the common cold. Also called coryzavirus.
| rhinovirus (rī'nō-vī'rəs) Pronunciation Key
Any of a group of viruses of the family Picornaviridae and the genus Rhinovirus that cause the common cold. |