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

Joann said the paediatric doctor at UHW told her Elijah's chances of getting enterovirus in the UK was "one in hundreds of thousands" and that his death was down to an "unlucky situation".

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

The agency issued its recent advisory in light of data that cases of enterovirus D68 in July and August were higher than the same period in each of the last three years.

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

She found that harmless enteroviruses in the intestinal tract appeared to interfere with the polioviruses.

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