coxsackievirus or Coxsackie virus n. Any of various Enteroviruses that are associated with a variety of illnesses including herpangina, epidemic pleurodynia, and a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis.
(kk-sä'kē-vī'rəs, kŏk-sāk'ē-) Any of several species of enteroviruses that are associated with a variety of acute infections primarily affecting infants and young children, including meningitis, infections of the heart muscle and pericardium, and pleurisy.
k-sä'kē-vī'rəs, kŏk-sāk'ē-)