parainfluenza virus
parainfluenza virus
nounDefinition of PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS
: any of several paramyxoviruses (genera Respirovirus and Rubulavirus) that are a frequent cause of infections (as croup) of the lower respiratory tract especially in infants and children
First Known Use of PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS
1959
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