echovirus

echo·vi·rus

noun \ˈe-kō-ˌvī-rəs\

Definition of ECHOVIRUS

: any of numerous serotypes of an enterovirus (species Human enterovirus B) found in the gastrointestinal tract that cause cytopathic changes in cells in tissue culture and are sometimes associated with respiratory ailments and meningitis

Origin of ECHOVIRUS

enteric cytopathogenic human orphan + virus

First Known Use: 1955

Rhymes with ECHOVIRUS

arbovirus, bearded iris, hantavirus, herpesvirus, lentivirus, parvovirus, rhinovirus, rotavirus, West Nile virus