adenovirus

American  

[ad-n-oh-vahy-ruhs] / ˌæd n oʊˈvaɪ rəs /

noun

• adenoviruses
  plural

1. any of a group of DNA viruses that cause eye and respiratory diseases.

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adenovirus British  

/ ˌædɪnəʊˈvaɪrəs /

noun

1. any of a group of viruses that can cause upper respiratory diseases in man Compare enterovirus myxovirus

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adenovirus Scientific  

/ ăd′n-ō-vī′rəs /

1. Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses of the family Adenoviridae that commonly cause conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, and respiratory infections such as colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia in humans.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• adenoviral
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• adenoviruses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of adenovirus

First recorded in 1955–60; adeno- + virus

Example Sentences

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adenovirus adenoviruses

To make this discovery, researchers focused on adenovirus, a common culprit in cardiac infection and myocarditis, using Mouse Adenovirus Type-3 to replicate the human infection process.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

Contributing factors in his death were listed as COVID-19, adenovirus and rhinovirus, the autopsy showed.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

Lukashenko, sounding hoarse, told a meeting on health issues that he had been suffering from an adenovirus, which is a common cold virus.

From Reuters ● May 23, 2023

In several early studies, scientists found that many of the affected children were infected with adenoviruses, particularly adenovirus 41, which typically causes gastrointestinal symptoms.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Whereas viruses need a host cell to reproduce, an AAV needs both a cell and the co-infection of an adenovirus to multiply.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023

So they turned to an odd culture system recently developed for certain influenza and adenoviruses: cilia-bearing cells from the trachea—the natural habitat for respiratory viruses—extracted from aborted fetuses.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024

In several early studies, scientists found that many of the affected children were infected with adenoviruses, particularly adenovirus 41, which typically causes gastrointestinal symptoms.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The scientists were examining the DNA of a group of viruses called adenoviruses, which cause the common cold.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023

Many adenoviruses are associated with common cold symptoms, such as fever, sore throat and pink eye.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2022

If the leading theories are correct, adenoviruses are exceptionally common, and the CDC estimates that 75 percent of children have already contracted the coronavirus.

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022