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Coxsackie virus

/ kʊkˈsɑːkɪ /

noun

  1. any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Coxsackie virus1

C20: after Coxsackie, a town in New York state, where the virus was first found

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