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reovirus /reo·vi·rus/ (re´o-vi″rus)

1. any virus belonging to the family Reoviridae.

2. any virus belonging to the genus Orthoreovirus.

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Reovirus

n.

A genus of viruses that contain double-stranded RNA and are associated with various diseases in animals, including human respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.

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re·o·vi·rus (r-vrs)

n.

Any member of the genus Reovirus.

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reovirus

[rē′ōvī′rəs]

Etymology: respiratory enteric orphan + L, virus

any one of three ubiquitous, double-stranded ribonucleic acid viruses found in the respiratory and alimentary tracts of both healthy and sick people. Reoviruses have been implicated in some cases of upper respiratory tract disease and infantile gastroenteritis.

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reovirus (rē´ōvī´rs),

n any one of three ubiquitous, double-stranded ribonucleic acid viruses found in the respiratory and alimentary tracts in healthy and sick people. Reoviruses have been implicated in some cases of upper respiratory tract disease and infantile gastroenteritis.

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reovirus

a member of the genus Orthoreovirus.

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reovirus

A family of non-enveloped, double-stranded RNA viruses Members Orthoreovirus, orbivirus, rotavirus Disease Generally asymptomatic, ±gastroenteritis, rhinopharyngitis, ±hepatitis, encephalitis, pneumonia, Colorado tick fever. See Rotavirus.