par·a·myx·o·vi·rus (p r  -m k s-v rs)n. pl. par·a·myx·o·vi·rus·es Any of a group of viruses that contain RNA and are similar to but larger and more variable in size than the related myxovirus. The paramyxoviruses include the Sendai virus, the parainfluenza viruses, and the viruses that cause measles and mumps. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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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