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adenovirus definition

ad·eno·vi·rus (ad′'n ō vī′rəs)

noun

any of a family (Adenoviridae) of DNA viruses that infect chiefly the respiratory tract in birds and mammals, including humans

Etymology: adeno- + virus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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