enterovirus
noun
en·tero·vi·rus ˌen-tə-rō-ˈvī-rəs 
: any of a genus (Enterovirus) of picornaviruses that occur especially in the gastrointestinal tract but may infect other tissues (such as nerve and muscle) and that include the poliovirus, Coxsackievirus, and echovirus
enteroviral
ˌen-tə-rō-ˈvī-rəl
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Polio, caused by an enterovirus in the same family, has shown us that prevention and eradication is possible. 
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Successful prevention of this enterovirus across the world is very hopeful for our prevention efforts here in the United States. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 These vaccines protect against EV-A71, an enterovirus very similar to EV-D68, the main culprit of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the US. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 The researchers found something unusual: evidence of a common pathogen called an enterovirus, but in the fluid that bathes the spinal cord. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 May 2022 Models show the same pattern for enterovirus D68, and probably for acute flaccid myelitis too. Adam Rogers, Wired, 16 Mar. 2021 An outbreak of a rare enterovirus that can cause a deadly respiratory illness swept through North America, affecting mostly children. The Editors, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2014 Another enterovirus, called EV-A71, has also been linked to some cases. Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 Another enterovirus, called EV-A71, has also been linked to some cases. Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 See More
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Successful prevention of this enterovirus across the world is very hopeful for our prevention efforts here in the United States. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 These vaccines protect against EV-A71, an enterovirus very similar to EV-D68, the main culprit of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the US. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 June 2022 The researchers found something unusual: evidence of a common pathogen called an enterovirus, but in the fluid that bathes the spinal cord. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 May 2022 Models show the same pattern for enterovirus D68, and probably for acute flaccid myelitis too. Adam Rogers, Wired, 16 Mar. 2021 An outbreak of a rare enterovirus that can cause a deadly respiratory illness swept through North America, affecting mostly children. The Editors, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2014 Another enterovirus, called EV-A71, has also been linked to some cases. Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 Another enterovirus, called EV-A71, has also been linked to some cases. Mike Stobbe, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
enterovirus
noun
en·tero·vi·rus -ˈvī-rəs
1
capitalized : a genus of single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Picornaviridae that multiply especially in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and swine but may infect other tissues (as nerve and muscle), that may produce clinically evident conjunctivitis, encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, or myocarditis, and that include the poliovirus and several species including numerous serotypes named as Coxsackieviruses and echoviruses
2
: any picornavirus of the genus Enterovirus