MORBILLIVIRUS


Meaning of MORBILLIVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mȯr-ˈbi-lə-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from morbillus spot on the skin, pustule (from Medieval Latin, diminutive of Latin morbus ) + virus

Date: 1977

: any of a genus ( Morbillivirus ) of paramyxoviruses that include the causative agents of measles and canine distemper

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