ROTAVIRUS


Meaning of ROTAVIRUS in English

/roh"teuh vuy'reuhs/ , n. , pl. rotaviruses .

a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Rotavirus, family Reoviridae, that is a major cause of infant diarrhea.

[ 1974; rota wheel + VIRUS ]

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