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echovirus

[ ek-oh-vahy-ruhs ]

noun

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


echovirus

/ ˈɛkəʊˌvaɪrəs /

noun

  1. any of a group of viruses that can cause symptoms of mild meningitis, the common cold, or infections of the intestinal and respiratory tracts
“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 echovirus1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of echovirus1

C20: from the initials of Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan ("orphan" because originally believed to be unrelated to any disease) + virus
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Example Sentences

Acute flaccid paralysis, that’s acute paralysis of parts of the body–in this case the limbs, can result from a variety of viruses including polio virus and non-polio enteroviruses including enterovirus 68, West Nile Disease, echovirus and adenoviruses.

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