paramyxovirus

par·a·myx·o·vi·rus

 (păr′ə-mĭk′sə-vī′rəs)

n. pl. par·a·myx·o·vi·rus·es

Any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses including the respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza viruses, and viruses that cause measles and mumps.

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paramyxovirus

(ˌpærəˈmɪksəʊˌvaɪərəs)

n

(Pathology) any single-strand RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family usually causing acute respiratory disease

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par•a•myx•o•vi•rus

(ˌpær əˈmɪk səˌvaɪ rəs, -ˌmɪk səˈvaɪ-)

n., pl. -rus•es.

any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Paramyxoviridae, distinguished by a helical nucleocapsid surrounded by an envelope: includes viruses causing measles and mumps.

Also called myxovirus.

[1960–65]

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paramyxovirus - a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles myxovirus - any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps respiratory syncytial virus - a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)

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