POLIOVIRUS


Meaning of POLIOVIRUS in English

/poh"lee oh vuy'reuhs, poh'lee oh vuy"-/ , n. , pl. polioviruses .

any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.

[ 1950-55; POLIO + VIRUS ]

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