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Adenovirus

//əˈdɛnəʊˌvaɪɹəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
  2. 2
    any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye wordnet

Etymology

From adeno- + virus, after the human adenoid tissue from which it was isolated.

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