enterovirus

[ en-tuh-roh-vahy-ruhs ]

/ ˌɛn tə roʊˈvaɪ rəs /

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noun, plural en·ter·o·vi·rus·es.Pathology.

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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Origin of enterovirus

First recorded in 1955–60; entero- + virus

OTHER WORDS FROM enterovirus

en·ter·o·vi·ral, adjective

Words nearby enterovirus

enteropneust, enterostomy, enterotomy, enterotoxemia, enterotoxin, enterovirus, enterozoa, enterprise, Enterprise Allowance Scheme, Enterprise Investment Scheme, enterpriser

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How to use enterovirus in a sentence

We know there will be more children and adults susceptible to enterovirus D-68, influenza, parainfluenza, RSV.
Coronavirus shutdowns have quashed nearly all other common viruses. But scientists say a rebound is coming.|Dan Hurley|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Other patients do test positive for another enterovirus, EV-A71, which seems to target kids younger than the five-year-old average and offer a somewhat better prognosis for recovery.
AFM, a Biennial Polio-Like Viral Illness, Is Expected to Hit the U.S. in 2020|Jeffrey Kluger|August 4, 2020|Time
Usually they trade sniffles and exaggerated stories of late night derring-do; now they are exchanging enterovirus EV-68.
Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly|Kent Sepkowitz|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The viral infection sending hundreds of Midwestern kids to the hospital is EV-68, a rather nasty strain of enterovirus.
Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly|Kent Sepkowitz|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.
Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly|Kent Sepkowitz|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Polio is an enterovirus (lives and is replicated in our intestines) that is spread via fecal-oral transmission.
U.N. Calls Middle East Polio Outbreak ‘Greatest Polio Challenge in History’|Kent Sepkowitz|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Polio is one of many viruses belonging to the "enterovirus" family.
Relax, There’s No Polio Epidemic—Yet|Kent Sepkowitz|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for enterovirus

enterovirus

/ (ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪrəs) /

noun plural -viruses

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

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Scientific definitions for enterovirus

enterovirus

[ ĕn′tə-rō-vī′rəs ]

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.