paramyxovirus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.

Word forms

paramyxovirus paramyxoviruses

Etymology

From para- + myxo- + virus.

Derived words

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