coxsackievirus

[ kok-sak-ee-vahy-ruhs, kook-sah-kee- ]

noun,plural cox·sack·ie·vi·rus·es.
  1. any of a group of viruses closely related to the virus of poliomyelitis, causing certain diseases of humans, as herpangia and epidemic pleurodynia.

Origin of coxsackievirus

1
First recorded in 1945–50; after Coxsackie, N.Y., where the first known case appeared
  • Also Cox·sack·ie vi·rus .

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British Dictionary definitions for Coxsackie virus

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

Origin of Coxsackie virus

1
C20: after Coxsackie, a town in New York state, where the virus was first found

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Scientific definitions for coxsackievirus

coxsackievirus

  1. 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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