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coxsackie virus

cox·sack·ie vi·rus [ kk skee vrəss, kok sákee vrəss ] (plural cox·sack·ie vi·rus·es) or Cox·sack·ie vi·rus [ kk skee vrəss, kok sákee vrəss ] (plural Cox·sack·ie vi·rus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
intestinal virus: a virus belonging to a group that occurs in the human intestinal tract and causes respiratory, neurological, and muscular diseases such as viral meningitis and a condition similar to poliomyelitis

[Mid-20th century. After Coxsackie, New York]
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