Morbillivirus definition
Any of a genus of paramyxoviruses, including the causal agents of measles and rinderpest, that infect humans and other vertebrates.
noun
Any of a genus of paramyxoviruses, including the causal agents of measles and rinderpest, that infect humans and other vertebrates.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
morbillivirus
Plural:
morbillivirusesOrigin of morbillivirus
- New Latin morbillī measles (from Medieval Latin pustules, pox) (pl. of morbillus pustule) (from diminutive of Latin morbus disease mer- in Indo-European roots) virus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition