COXSACKIE VIRUS


Meaning of COXSACKIE VIRUS in English

[ kɒk'saki , kʊk- ]

■ noun Medicine an enterovirus of a group causing various respiratory, neurological, and muscular diseases.

Origin

1940s: named after Coxsackie , New York State, where the first cases were diagnosed.

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