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echovirus

ech·o·vi·rus [ èkō vrəss ] (plural ech·o·vi·rus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
intestinal virus: a virus found in the gastrointestinal tract, belonging to a group of retroviruses associated with intestinal and respiratory infections and meningitis

[Mid-20th century. Acronym <enteric cytopathogenic human orphan]
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