enterovirus
en·tero·vi·rus
noun \-ˈvī-rəs\Definition of ENTEROVIRUS
: any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses that occur especially in the gastrointestinal tract but may infect other tissues (as nerve and muscle) and that include the poliovirus and several species with numerous serotypes named as Coxsackie viruses and echoviruses
— en·tero·vi·ral \-rəl\ adjective
Origin of ENTEROVIRUS
New Latin
First Known Use: 1957
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