filovirus

[fil-uh-vahy-ruh s, fahy-luh‐]

noun, plural fil·o·vi·rus·es.

any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.

Origin of filovirus

1985–90; New Latin, equivalent to Latin fīl(um) a thread + -o- + virus

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Examples from the Web for filovirus

Contemporary Examples of filovirus

We need to identify it because once a filovirus hits humans, it can be deadly.
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.
Michael Daly
October 20, 2014
“The reservoir for filovirus has remained a huge mystery,” Bruenn said in 2010.
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It.
Michael Daly
October 20, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for filovirus

filovirus

noun

any member of a family of viruses that includes the agents responsible for Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease

Word Origin for filovirus

C20: from Latin filum thread + virus

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filovirus in Medicine

filovirus

[fē′lō-vī′rəs, fĭl′o]

Any of a group of filamentous RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, including Ebola and Marburg viruses, that are characterized by elongated, branched, curved, or spherical virions and that cause hemorrhagic fevers.