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echovirus

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkəʊvʌɪrəs/

(also ECHO virus)
Definition of echovirus

noun

Medicine
  • any of a group of enteroviruses which can cause respiratory infections and a mild form of meningitis.

Origin:

1950s: from echo (acronym from enteric cytopathogenic human orphan, because the virus was not originally assignable to any known disease) + virus

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Definition of echovirus in the US English dictionary

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