coxsackievirus

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

/ kɒkˈsæk iˌvaɪ rəs, kʊkˈsɑ ki- /

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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

Words nearby coxsackievirus

coxal, coxalgia, coxcomb, coxcombry, Coxey, coxsackievirus, Cox's Orange Pippin, coxswain, Coxwell chair, coy, coydog

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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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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.