Picornaviridae
noun plural
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Pi·cor·na·vi·ri·dae
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  (ˌ)pē-ˌkȯr-nə-ˈvir-ə-ˌdē  
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : a family of small single-stranded RNA viruses that have an icosahedral virion with no envelope and that include the causative agents of avian encephalomyelitis, encephalomyocarditis, hepatitis A, polio, foot-and-mouth disease, and hand, foot and mouth disease   see coxsackievirus, echovirus, enterovirus, rhinovirus                                      
                
                    
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