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单词 echovirus
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echovirus

[ ek-oh-vahy-ruhs ]
/ ˈɛk oʊˌvaɪ rəs /

noun, plural ech·o·vi·rus·es.

any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
Also ech·o vi·rus, ECH·O vi·rus .

Origin of echovirus

1950–55; echo- (acronym from enteric cytopathogenic human orphan) + virus; originally termed “orphan” because they were not known to be the cause of any disease

Words nearby echovirus

echo plate, echopraxia, echo question, echo sounder, echo verse, echovirus, echt, e-cigarette, Eck, Eckermann, Eckert
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British Dictionary definitions for echovirus

echovirus

ECHO virus

/ (ˈɛkəʊˌvaɪrəs) /

noun

any of a group of viruses that can cause symptoms of mild meningitis, the common cold, or infections of the intestinal and respiratory tracts

Word Origin for echovirus

C20: from the initials of Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan ("orphan" because originally believed to be unrelated to any disease) + virus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for echovirus

echovirus
[ ĕkō-vī′rəs ]

n.

Any of a number of retroviruses of the family Picornaviridae, inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract and associated with various diseases, such as viral meningitis, mild respiratory infections, and severe diarrhea in newborns.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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