enterovirus

American  

[en-tuh-roh-vahy-ruhs] / ˌɛn tə roʊˈvaɪ rəs /

noun

Pathology.

enteroviruses plural

1. any of several picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, including poliovirus, that infect the human gastrointestinal tract and cause diseases of the nervous system.

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enterovirus British  

/ ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪrəs /

noun

1. any of a group of viruses that occur in and cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

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enterovirus Scientific  

/ ĕn′tə-rō-vī′rəs /

1. Any of various viruses of the genus Enterovirus in the family Picornaviridae, including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses. Enteroviruses affect the intestinal tract and also cause respiratory, neurologic and other infections.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• enteroviral
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• enteroviruses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of enterovirus

First recorded in 1955–60; entero- + virus

Example Sentences

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enterovirus enteroviruses

Elijah was born at Merthyr Tydfil's Prince Charles Hospital on 25 February 2022 and died after being diagnosed with enterovirus and myocarditis.

From BBC ● May 14, 2023

Flu and RSV are two of the most common ones, but also rhinovirus and enterovirus.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2022

Health: What parents should know about the latest enterovirus spike.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

Tracking EV-D68 is difficult because most hospitals and doctor’s offices don’t do the kind of testing needed to identify the specific type of enterovirus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

The terrifying but exceedingly rare ailment was eventually found to be related to another common virus, a type of enterovirus.

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022

Scientists say the discovery could eventually help researchers create a new generation of antiviral drugs capable of targeting many enteroviruses at once.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

There are other viruses also causing illness, including rhinoviruses and enteroviruses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

Voroshilova then ran large field trials of vaccines composed of attenuated enteroviruses.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2022

That's because most adults have developed immunity from previous exposures to enteroviruses.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022

The researchers even saw evidence of a hidden outbreak: Six patients were infected with genetically identical enteroviruses.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2022