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coxsackievirus

coxsackievirus noun: any of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.

Noun

coxsackievirus (plural coxsackieviruses)

  1. Any of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.

Forms of coxsackievirus

pluralcoxsackieviruses

Origin of coxsackievirus

Coxsackie + virus, after the town in New York where they were first isolated.

Questions about coxsackievirus

What does coxsackievirus mean?
Coxsackievirus means any of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.
What part of speech is coxsackievirus?
Coxsackievirus is a noun.
What is the plural of coxsackievirus?
The plural of coxsackievirus is coxsackieviruses.

Words near coxsackievirus in the dictionary

  1. Coxs Creek
  2. Coxs Crown
  3. coxsackie
  4. coxsackies
  5. coxsackieviral
  6. coxsackievirus
  7. coxsackieviruses
  8. coxsakievirus
  9. coxswain
  10. coxswained
  11. coxswaining

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