Metapneumovirus
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
"Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people."
Example
More examples"Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people."
Etymology
From the genus name, equivalent to meta- + pneumovirus.
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