MYXOVIRUS


Meaning of MYXOVIRUS in English

/mik"seuh vuy'reuhs, mik'seuh vuy"-/ , n. , pl. myxoviruses .

any of a group of medium-sized, RNA-containing viruses having a helical envelope, infectious to humans and other animals and a cause of influenza. Cf. paramyxovirus .

[ 1950-55; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .