coxsackievirus
[ kok-sak-ee-vahy-ruhs, kook-sah-kee- ]
/ kɒkˈsæk iˌvaɪ rəs, kʊkˈsɑ ki- /
noun, plural cox·sack·ie·vi·rus·es.
any of a group of viruses closely related to the virus of poliomyelitis, causing certain diseases of humans, as herpangia and epidemic pleurodynia.
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Also Cox·sack·ie vi·rus .
Origin of coxsackievirus
First recorded in 1945–50; after Coxsackie, N.Y., where the first known case appeared
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British Dictionary definitions for coxsackievirus
Coxsackie virus
/ (kʊkˈsɑːkɪ) /
noun
any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
Word Origin for Coxsackie virus
C20: after Coxsackie, a town in New York state, where the virus was first found
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Medical definitions for coxsackievirus
coxsackievirus
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.
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Scientific definitions for coxsackievirus
coxsackievirus
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.
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