enterovirus

[ en-tuh-roh-vahy-ruhs ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural en·ter·o·vi·rus·es.

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

enterovirus

/ ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪrəs /

noun

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

enterovirus

/ 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.

Other Words From

• enter·o·viral adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enterovirus¹

First recorded in 1955–60; entero- + virus

Example Sentences

We know there will be more children and adults susceptible to enterovirus D-68, influenza, parainfluenza, RSV.

From 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.

From Time

Usually they trade sniffles and exaggerated stories of late night derring-do; now they are exchanging enterovirus EV-68.

From The Daily Beast

The viral infection sending hundreds of Midwestern kids to the hospital is EV-68, a rather nasty strain of enterovirus.

From The Daily Beast

This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.

From The Daily Beast

Polio is an enterovirus (lives and is replicated in our intestines) that is spread via fecal-oral transmission.

From The Daily Beast

Polio is one of many viruses belonging to the "enterovirus" family.

From The Daily Beast