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

Trends of rhinovirus and enterovirus reported to the CDC have accelerated in recent weeks, nearing peaks seen during previous fall-time waves. —Alexander Tin, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024

The paralysis caused by AFM is very similar to that caused by polio — which, like EV-D68, is also an enterovirus. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024

Less commonly, enteroviruses can cause inflammation of the brain and heart. —Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024

Wastewater samples have detected a significant escalation in an enterovirus called D68, which, in rare cases, has been linked to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. —Erika Edwards, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024

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