PICORNAVIRUS


Meaning of PICORNAVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)pē-ˌkȯr-nə-ˈvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: pico- + RNA + virus

Date: 1962

: any of a family ( Picornaviridae ) of single-stranded RNA viruses including especially the enteroviruses, the rhinoviruses, and the causative agents of hepatitis A and foot-and-mouth disease

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