Definition of Picornavirus

1. Noun. A group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat.

Generic synonyms: Animal Virus
Specialized synonyms: Enterovirus, Rhinovirus

Definition of Picornavirus

1. Noun. Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family ''Picornaviridae'', many of which are pathogenic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Picornavirus

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Medical Definition of Picornavirus

1. A virus of the family Picornaviridae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Picornavirus

picomolar
picomole
picomoles
piconet
piconets
piconewton
piconewtons
picophytoplankton
picoplankton
picoplanktonic
picoradian
picoradians
picornaviral
picornaviridae
picornaviridae infections
picornavirus (current term)
picornaviruses
picosat
picosatellite
picosatellites
picosats
picoscale
picosecond
picoseconds
picosiemens
picot
picote
picoted
picotee
picotees

Literary usage of Picornavirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"... United Kingdom Poliovirus is a non-enveloped enterovirus of the picornavirus family. The particle is approximately 27nm in diameter containing a single ..."

2. Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery by Granvil D. Treece, Joe M. Fox (1999)
"... 1981 ), and Monodon baculovirus or MBV (Chen and Kou, 1989; Lightner and Redman 1981); the probable picornavirus infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic ..."

3. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"HEPATITIS A Definition Hepatitis A is caused by HAV, a 27nm ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that is classified as a picornavirus Patients with illness caused ..."

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