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enterovirus Path.|ˌɛntərəʊˈvaɪərəs, ˈɛntərəʊˌvaɪərəs|
[f. entero- + virus 2.]
Any of a group of RNA viruses which primarily infect the lymphoid tissue of the alimentary tract but which may also involve the nervous system or other tissues, causing poliomyelitis or other diseases. Hence enteroˈviral a.
1957Amer. Jrnl. Publ. Health XLVII. 1556/1 The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, recognizing that the poliomyelitis, Coxsackie, and ECHO viruses all inhabit the alimentary tract as well as share other properties, has changed the name of its Committee on the ECHO Viruses to the Committee on the Enteroviruses. 1961Lancet 29 July 248/2 The enteroviruses such as poliomyelitis and Coxsackie. Ibid. 23 Sept. 684/2 Our methods of stool extraction were suitable for enteroviral isolations. |