| ADENOVIRUS | • adenovirus n. (Medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans. • ADENOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses that attack the upper respiratory tract. |
| ARBOVIRUS | • arbovirus n. (Pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod. • ARBOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses spread by mosquitoes. |
| BACULOVIRUS | • baculovirus n. Any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses. • BACULOVIRUS n. a type of virus found only to attack insects. |
| CYTOMEGALOVIRUS | • cytomegalovirus n. (Virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands… • Cytomegalovirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Herpesviridae – certain herpesviruses. • CYTOMEGALOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses containing DNA of the herpes family, which cause cells which they infect to enlarge and may cause an illness similar to glandular fever. |
| ECHOVIRUS | • echovirus n. A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal… • ECHOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses that cause respiratory or intestinal diseases. |
| ENTEROVIRUS | • enterovirus n. Any of many viruses, of the genus Enterovirus, that infect the gastrointestinal tract. • Enterovirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Picornaviridae – RNA viruses (including those causing polio and… • ENTEROVIRUS n. any of several viruses occurring in and infecting the intestines. |
| FILOVIRUS | • filovirus n. Any virus of the Filoviridae family. • Filovirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the order Mononegavirales – consisting of the former species, now… • FILOVIRUS n. any member of a family of viruses that includes the agents responsible for Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease. |
| MYCOVIRUS | • mycovirus n. Any virus that infects fungi. • MYCOVIRUS n. a virus attacking fungi. |
| MYXOVIRUS | • myxovirus n. Any of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families. • MYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of related viruses causing influenza, mumps etc. |
| NOROVIRUS | • norovirus n. (Virology) Norovirus, the genus of Norwalk virus, which causes gastric distress in humans. • Norovirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Caliciviridae – certain caliciviruses. • NOROVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses responsible for gastroenteritis. |
| ONCOVIRUS | • oncovirus n. A virus that can cause cancer. • ONCOVIRUS n. a virus causing cancer. |
| ORTHOMYXOVIRUS | • orthomyxovirus n. (Virology) Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes. |
| PARAMYXOVIRUS | • paramyxovirus n. (Virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible… • PARAMYXOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
| PARVOVIRUS | • parvovirus n. Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, being the smallest found in nature; they infect… • parvovirus n. Certain small viruses, not in genus Parvovirus, that infect humans. • Parvovirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Parvoviridae – very small viruses that cause disease in… |
| POLIOVIRUS | • poliovirus n. A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis. • POLIOVIRUS n. a virus causing polio. |
| PROVIRUS | • provirus n. (Virology) A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to… • PROVIRUS n. the form of a virus when it is integrated into the DNA of the host cell. |
| REOVIRUS | • reovirus n. Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants. • REOVIRUS n. a type of virus. |
| RETROVIRUS | • retrovirus n. (Virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host… • retrovirus n. (Computer security) A computer virus that seeks to attack antivirus programs in an attempt to avoid detection. • RETROVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses whose genetic material is encoded in the form of RNA rather than DNA. |
| RHABDOVIRUS | • rhabdovirus n. Any of the rod-shaped viruses belonging to the family Rhabdoviridae. • RHABDOVIRUS n. a class of virus that includes rabies. |
| RHINOVIRUS | • rhinovirus n. Any of many common infectious RNA viruses, of the genus Rhinovirus, that cause disorders such as the common cold. • RHINOVIRUS n. a virus belonging to a subgroup thought to be responsible for the common cold. |