en·ter·o·vi·rus ( n t -r -v  rs)n. pl. en·ter·o·vi·rus·es Any of a subgroup of picornaviruses, including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses, that infect the gastrointestinal tract and often spread to other areas of the body, especially the nervous system. en ter·o·viral adj. |
enterovirus [ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪrəs]
n pl -viruses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any of a group of viruses that occur in and cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
| enterovirus (nt-r-vrs) 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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| Noun | 1. | enterovirus - any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system) picornavirus - a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat poliovirus - the virus causing poliomyelitis hepatitis A virus - the virus causing hepatitis A Coxsackie virus, coxsackievirus - enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis echovirus - any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants |
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