paramyxovirus

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek para-, beyond, -myxo-, mucus or slime, and Latin virus, poison, slime.

Noun

paramyxovirus (plural paramyxoviruses)

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