echovirus

noun

echo·​vi·​rus ˈe-kō-ˌvī-rəs 

: 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

Word History

Etymology

enteric cytopathogenic human orphan + virus

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

echovirus

noun

echo·​vi·​rus ˈek-ō-ˌvī-rəs 

: any of numerous serotypes of a picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus (species Human enterovirus B) that are closely related to the Coxsackieviruses, are found in the gastrointestinal tract, cause cytopathic changes in cells in tissue culture, and are sometimes associated with respiratory ailments and meningitis