ROTAVIRUS


Meaning of ROTAVIRUS in English

[ 'rəʊtəˌvʌɪrəs ]

■ noun Medicine any of a group of wheel-shaped RNA viruses, some of which cause acute enteritis in humans.

Origin

1970s: mod. L., from L. rota 'wheel' + virus .

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