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paramyxovirus

Definition of paramyxovirus

noun

Medicine
  • any of a group of RNA viruses similar to the myxoviruses but larger and haemolytic, including those causing mumps, measles, distemper, rinderpest, and various respiratory infections (parainfluenza).

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