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coxsackievirus definition

☆ cox·sackie·vi·rus (ko̵ok säk′ē vī′rəs)

noun

any of a group of enteroviruses that cause several diseases, as viral meningitis
also written Coxsackie virus Cox·sack′ie virus

Etymology: so named because first found in a patient from Coxsackie, N.Y.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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