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Coxsackie virus

/ kʊkˈsɑːkɪ /

noun

  1. any of various viruses that occur in the intestinal tract of man and cause diseases, some of which resemble poliomyelitis
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Coxsackie virus1

C20: after Coxsackie, a town in New York state, where the virus was first found

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