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echovirus
[ ek-oh-vahy-ruhs ]
/ ˈɛk oʊˌvaɪ rəs /
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noun, plural ech·o·vi·rus·es.
any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
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Also ech·o vi·rus, ECH·O vi·rus .
Origin of echovirus
1950–55; echo- (acronym from enteric cytopathogenic human orphan) + virus; originally termed “orphan” because they were not known to be the cause of any disease
Words nearby echovirus
echo plate, echopraxia, echo question, echo sounder, echo verse, echovirus, echt, e-cigarette, Eck, Eckermann, Eckert
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British Dictionary definitions for echovirus
echovirus
ECHO virus
/ (ˈɛkəʊˌvaɪrəs) /
noun
any of a group of viruses that can cause symptoms of mild meningitis, the common cold, or infections of the intestinal and respiratory tracts
Word Origin for echovirus
C20: from the initials of Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan ("orphan" because originally believed to be unrelated to any disease) + virus
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Medical definitions for echovirus
echovirus
[ ĕk′ō-vī′rəs ]
n.
Any of a number of retroviruses of the family Picornaviridae, inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract and associated with various diseases, such as viral meningitis, mild respiratory infections, and severe diarrhea in newborns.
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