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picornavirus
[pi-kor´nah-vi″rus]any member of a family of extremely small, ether-resistant RNA viruses, including the enteroviruses and rhinoviruses.
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pi·cor·na·vi·rus
(pī-kōr'nă-vī'rŭs),A virus of the family Picornaviridae.
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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.
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pi·cor·na·vi·rus
(pi-kōr'nă-vī'rŭs)A virus of the family Picornaviridae.
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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.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005