n.
Pronunciation: ' p ō -l ē -( ˌ ) ō - ˌ v ī -r ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from polio myelitis + virus
Date: 1953
: an enterovirus (species Poliovirus of the genus Enterovirus ) that occurs as three serotypes of which one is the most frequent cause of poliomyelitis