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parainfluenza

parainfluenza noun: any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.

Noun

parainfluenza (plural parainfluenzas)

  1. Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.

Forms of parainfluenza

pluralparainfluenzas

Origin of parainfluenza

From para- + influenza.

Words formed from parainfluenza

Questions about parainfluenza

What does parainfluenza mean?
Parainfluenza means any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.
What part of speech is parainfluenza?
Parainfluenza is a noun.
What is the plural of parainfluenza?
The plural of parainfluenza is parainfluenzas.

Words near parainfluenza in the dictionary

  1. parainfections
  2. parainfectious
  3. parainfective
  4. parainflammation
  5. parainflammatory
  6. parainfluenza
  7. parainfluenzal
  8. parainfluenzas
  9. parainfluenzavirus
  10. parainfluenzaviruses
  11. Paraino

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