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

That antigen was inserted into a harmless, non-replicating adenovirus, which serves as a delivery system for the vaccine.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 4, 2026

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

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

From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023

Infectious disease experts have noted that other respiratory illnesses, such as rhinoviruses and adenoviruses, are also circulating.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

After all, adenoviruses typically do not cause liver inflammation in healthy people.

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022

There are dozens of adenoviruses, many of them associated with coldlike symptoms, fever, sore throat and pink eye.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022