myxovirus
Meanings
noun
- Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
Word forms
Etymology
From myxo- + virus, from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, “mucus”), because they react with mucin (mucoprotein) on the surface of red blood cells.
Derived words
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