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paramyxovirus

[par-uh-mik-suh-vahy-ruh s, -mik-suh-vahy-]
noun, plural par·a·myx·o·vi·rus·es.
  1. any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
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Origin of paramyxovirus

First recorded in 1960–65; para-1 + myxovirus
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paramyxovirus in Medicine

paramyxovirus

(păr′ə-mĭk′sə-vī′rəs)
n.
  1. A member of the genus Paramyxovirus.
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Paramyxovirus

n.
  1. A genus of viruses that contain RNA and are similar to but larger and more variable in size than the related myxovirus; it includes the Sendai virus, the parainfluenza viruses, and the viruses that cause measles and mumps.
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