enterovirus

noun

en·​tero·​vi·​rus ˌen-tə-rō-ˈvī-rəs 

: any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses that occur especially in the gastrointestinal tract but may infect other tissues (such as nerve and muscle) and that include the poliovirus, Coxsackievirus, and echovirus

enteroviral

ˌen-tə-rō-ˈvī-rəl 

adjective

Examples of enterovirus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Certain factors can put children at higher risk for type 1 diabetes, such as having a first-degree relative with the disease, having had certain viruses, including enteroviruses, or living in the northern latitudes, further away from the equator, which can impact vitamin D intake. —Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 June 2024

The Company intends to obtain a license for poxviruses and/or enteroviruses if the initial research is successful. —Miami Herald, 4 June 2024

Instead of the typical flu season, the U.S. endured a record mix of invasive strep infections, flu, RSV, enteroviruses and other respiratory illnesses that competed with Covid to make most Americans sick at some point. —Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 June 2023

There are other viruses also causing illness, including rhinoviruses and enteroviruses. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

enterovirus

noun

en·​tero·​vi·​rus -ˈvī-rəs 

1

capitalized : a genus of single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Picornaviridae that multiply especially in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and swine but may infect other tissues (as nerve and muscle), that may produce clinically evident conjunctivitis, encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, or myocarditis, and that include the poliovirus and several species including numerous serotypes named as Coxsackieviruses and echoviruses

2

: any picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus

enteroviral

-rəl 

adjective