Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of a number of enteroviruses 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.
Wiktionary
- n. An RNA virus of the Enterovirus genus of the Picornaviridae family, found in the gastrointestinal tract.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
Etymologies
- Shortened form of enteric cytopathic human orphan virus. (Wiktionary)
- e(nteric) c(ytopathogenic) h(uman) o(rphan) virus. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Within her first hours, she developed respiratory distress and was transferred to Children's Hospital, where physicians identified liver failure caused by echovirus.”
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