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Norwalk virus

Norwalk virus noun: any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.

Noun

Norwalk virus (countable and uncountable, plural Norwalk viruses)

  1. Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
  2. The disease caused by the virus.

Forms of Norwalk virus

pluralNorwalk viruses

Origin of Norwalk virus

From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.

Questions about Norwalk virus

What does Norwalk virus mean?
Norwalk virus means any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
What part of speech is Norwalk virus?
Norwalk virus is a noun.
What is the plural of Norwalk virus?
The plural of Norwalk virus is Norwalk viruses.

Words near Norwalk virus in the dictionary

  1. Norvicensians
  2. Norville
  3. norvinisterone
  4. Norw.
  5. Norwalk
  6. Norwalk virus
  7. Norwalk viruses
  8. norward
  9. norwards
  10. Norway
  11. Norway and Sweden

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