echovirus

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Definition of echovirus in English English dictionary

An RNA virus of the Enterovirus genus of the Picornaviridae family, found in the gastrointestinal tract

any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants

Hyphenation

ech·o·vi·rus

Etymology

() Shortened form of enteric cytopathic human orphan virus.