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

Prince Charles Hospital was under Covid restrictions when Elijah was born, so the newborn was only in contact with staff and his parents, who had no enterovirus symptoms.

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

One of the most promising findings was how similar the mechanism appeared across all seven enteroviruses examined in the study.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

The test positivity rate for rhinoviruses and enteroviruses, which typically cause the common cold, is 19.87%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

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