coxsackievirus
coxsackievirus · coxsackieviruses
Any of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in childrenAny of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.
More definitions
- enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
Origin
Coxsackie + virus, after the town in New York where they were first isolated.Coxsackie + virus, after the town in New York where they were first isolated.
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Forms
plural: coxsackieviruses| Singular | coxsackievirus |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis:Coxsackie virus
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcoxsackieviral
See also
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