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单词 rotavirus
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Definition of rotavirus in English:

rotavirus

noun ˈrəʊtəˌvʌɪrəsˈrōdəˌvīrəs
Medicine
  • Any of a group of RNA viruses, some of which cause acute enteritis in humans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Astroviruses, meanwhile, are a leading cause of gastrointestinal infections, second only to rotaviruses as a cause of childhood diarrhea.
    • In recent years, the existence of different types of human rotaviruses has been demonstrated by immunological assays and gel electrophoretic analysis of viral RNA.
    • He is investing as much as $300 million to test a vaccine against rotavirus, a highly infectious parasite that can cause deadly gastroenteritis.
    • Gastroenteritis is caused mainly by viruses, such as the rotaviruses commonly found in infected shellfish.
    • Symptomatic human rotaviruses were detected in 57 of 352 specimens by RNA-PAGE.

Origin

1970s: modern Latin, from Latin rota 'wheel' + virus.

 
 

Definition of rotavirus in US English:

rotavirus

nounˈrōdəˌvīrəs
Medicine
  • Any of a group of RNA viruses, some of which cause acute enteritis in humans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Gastroenteritis is caused mainly by viruses, such as the rotaviruses commonly found in infected shellfish.
    • In recent years, the existence of different types of human rotaviruses has been demonstrated by immunological assays and gel electrophoretic analysis of viral RNA.
    • Symptomatic human rotaviruses were detected in 57 of 352 specimens by RNA-PAGE.
    • Astroviruses, meanwhile, are a leading cause of gastrointestinal infections, second only to rotaviruses as a cause of childhood diarrhea.
    • He is investing as much as $300 million to test a vaccine against rotavirus, a highly infectious parasite that can cause deadly gastroenteritis.

Origin

1970s: modern Latin, from Latin rota ‘wheel’ + virus.

 
 
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