enterovirus

en·tero·vi·rus

noun \-ˈvī-rəs\

Definition of ENTEROVIRUS

1

capitalized : a genus of single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Picornaviridae that multiply especially in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and swine but may infect other tissues (as nerve and muscle), that may produce clinically evident conjunctivitis, encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, or myocarditis, and that include the poliovirus and several species including numerous serotypes named as coxsackieviruses and echoviruses

2

: any picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus

—en·tero·vi·ral \-rəl\ adjective