picornavirus

picornavirus

 [pi-kor´nah-vi″rus]

any member of a family of extremely small, ether-resistant RNA viruses, including the enteroviruses and rhinoviruses.

pi·cor·na·vi·rus

(pī-kōr'nă-vī'rŭs),

A virus of the family Picornaviridae.

picornavirus

(pē-kôr′nə-vī′rəs, pĭ-)

n. pl. picornavi·ruses

Any of a group of very small viruses, including the enteroviruses and the rhinoviruses, that infect animals and consist of RNA surrounded by an icosahedral protein shell.

pi·cor·na·vi·rus

(pi-kōr'nă-vī'rŭs)

A virus of the family Picornaviridae.

picornavirus

A family of small, single-strand RNA viruses that includes the polioviruses, the RHINOVIRUSES, the coxsackie viruses and the enteroviruses. From the Italian piccolo , small, and RNA.