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ORTHOMYXOVIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthomyxovirus mean?
• ORTHOMYXOVIRUS (noun)
The noun ORTHOMYXOVIRUS has 1 sense:
1. a group of viruses including those causing influenza
Familiarity information: ORTHOMYXOVIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of viruses including those causing influenza
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("orthomyxovirus" is a kind of...):
myxovirus (any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps)
Context examples
A family of spherical viruses, of the order MONONEGAVIRALES, somewhat larger than the orthomyxoviruses, and containing single-stranded RNA.
(Paramyxoviridae, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A negative sense single-stranded RNA virus of the orthomyxovirus family that can cause a rare form of influenza.
(Influenza C Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
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