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hantavirus

Syllabification: (han·ta·vi·rus)
Pronunciation: /ˈhantəˌvīrəs/

Definition of hantavirus

noun

  • a virus of a genus carried by rodents and causing various febrile hemorrhagic diseases, often with kidney damage or failure.

Origin:

1980s: from Hantaan (the name of a river in Korea where the virus was first isolated) + virus

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