ROTAVIRUS


Meaning of ROTAVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrō-tə-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin rota wheel + New Latin virus

Date: 1974

: any of a genus ( Rotavirus ) of reoviruses having a capsid composed of two layers and including the causative agents of diarrhea especially in infants and young children

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