rhinovirus

rhi·no·vi·rus  (rn-vrs)

n. pl. rhi·no·vi·rus·es

Any of a group of picornaviruses that are causative agents of many disorders of the respiratory tract, such as the common cold.

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rhinovirus  (rn-vrs)

Any of a group of viruses of the family Picornaviridae and the genus Rhinovirus that cause the common cold.

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Noun

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rhinovirus - any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections picornavirus - a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat