myxovirus /myxo·vi·rus/ (mik´so-vi″rus) any of a group of RNA viruses, including the viruses of influenza, parainfluenza, mumps, and Newcastle disease, characteristically causing agglutination of erythrocytes.
myxovirus
myx·o·vi·rus (m k s -v  rs)n. Formerly, any of a group of RNA-containing viruses with an affinity for mucins, now included in the families of Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae. These viruses include the influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and measles virus. |
myxovirus
[mik′sōvī′rəs]
Etymology: Gk, myxa + L, virus, poison
any of a group of medium-size ribonucleic acid viruses that are further divided into orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses. Infection with these viruses is usually caused by transmission of the respiratory secretions of an infected host. The viruses that cause influenza, mumps, and parainfluenza are myxoviruses.
myxovirus
a synonym for influenza virus. See orthomyxoviridae.
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