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enterovirus Definition

entero·vi·rus (en′tər ō′vī′rəs)

noun

any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses, including the polioviruses, echoviruses, and coxsackieviruses

enterovirus Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • human: Molecular strategy for ' serotyping ' of human enteroviruses.
  • other: Similar chronic infections have been caused by other enteroviruses ( 37 ).

Modifies a noun

  • infection: Enterovirus infection of the central nervous system of humans: lack of association with chronic neurological disease.