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epidemic gastroenteritis virus ep·i·dem·ic gas·tro·en·ter·i·tis vi·rusa RNA virus, about 27 nm in diameter, which has not been cultured in vitro; it is the cause of epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis; at least five antigenically distinct serotypes have been recognized, including the Norwalk agent. These viruses are classified with the Caliciviruses in the family Caliciviridae. Synonym(s): gastroenteritis virus type Aep·i·dem·ic gas·tro·en·ter·i·tis vi·rus (ep'i-dem'ik gas'trō-en-tĕr-ī'tis vī'rŭs) An RNA virus, about 27 nm in diameter, which has not been cultured in vitro; it is the cause of epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis; at least five antigenically distinct serotypes have been recognized, including the Norwalk agent. These viruses are classified with the Caliciviruses in the family Caliciviridae. Synonym(s): gastroenteritis virus type A. |