ORTHOMYXOVIRUS


Meaning of ORTHOMYXOVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯr-thō-ˈmik-sə-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from orth- + myxovirus

Date: 1973

: any of a family ( Orthomyxoviridae ) of single-stranded RNA viruses that have their RNA divided into six to eight segments and that include the causative agents of influenza in vertebrates

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.