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noun
Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: picornavirus
Narrower terms: poliovirus, hepatitis A virus, coxsackievirus, Coxsackie virus, echovirus
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English enterovirus From entero- + virus.
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