reovirus
reovirus noun: any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants.
Noun
reovirus (plural reoviruses)
- Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants
- The former inclusion of reoviruses in the ECHO group was based originally on their isolation from the stools of human beings, their optimal isolation in monkey kidney tissue culture and the lack of pathogenicity of the initial strains for new-born mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys.1963, Fouad Mohammed El-Rai, Infections with reoviruses in University of Wisconsin students and in children
reovirus meaning in Tamil and Gujarati
reovirus in Tamil
- ரியோவைரசு
reovirus in Gujarati
- reovirus
- શાનિવિષાણુ śāniviṣāṇu
Forms of reovirus
| plural | reoviruses |
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Origin of reovirus
The name "reo-" is an acronym for "respiratory enteric orphan" viruses
Questions about reovirus
- What does reovirus mean?
- Reovirus means any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants.
- What is reovirus in Tamil?
- Reovirus in Tamil is ரியோவைரசு. See Reovirus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is reovirus?
- Reovirus is a noun.
- What is the plural of reovirus?
- The plural of reovirus is reoviruses.
Words near reovirus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reovirus (page history and authors); reovirus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); શાનિવિષાણુ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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