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rheovirus

rheovirus is the misspelling of reovirus.

Meaning of reovirus

Noun

reovirus (plural reoviruses)

  1. 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

Questions about rheovirus

What is rheovirus the misspelling of?
Rheovirus is the misspelling of reovirus.

Words near rheovirus in the dictionary

  1. rheotrophic
  2. rheotropic
  3. rheotropism
  4. rheotropisms
  5. rheotypic
  6. rheovirus
  7. rhEPO
  8. rheses
  9. rhesis
  10. rhesus
  11. Rhesus factor

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