ro·ta·vi·rus (r  t -v  rs)n. pl. ro·ta·vi·rus·es Any of a group of wheel-shaped, RNA-contained viruses that cause gastroenteritis, especially in infants and newborn animals. |
rotavirus [ˈrəʊtəˌvaɪrəs]
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(Medicine / Pathology) any member of a genus of viruses that cause worldwide endemic infections. They occur in birds and mammals, cause diarrhoea in children, and are usually transmitted in food prepared with unwashed hands
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| Noun | 1. | rotavirus - the reovirus causing infant enteritis reovirus - any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis |
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