PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parainfluenza virus mean? 

• PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS (noun)
  The noun PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS has 1 sense:

1. a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children

  Familiarity information: PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("parainfluenza virus" is a kind of...):

adenovirus (any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye)

 Context examples 

An inflammatory process affecting the nasal mucosa, usually caused by viruses (e.g., rhinovirus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, and coronavirus).

(Infectious Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is usually caused by parainfluenza viruses.

(Croup, NCI Thesaurus)

The serotype labeled 4 of the viral species Human parainfluenza virus, which is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and Rubulavirus genus, and causes bronchiolitis and pneumonia in humans.

(Human Parainfluenza Virus 4, NCI Thesaurus)

The serotype labeled 2 of the viral species Human parainfluenza virus, which is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and Rubulavirus genus, and causes croup and respiratory infections in humans.

(Human Parainfluenza Virus 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A fungal toxin isolated from Arachniotus aureus with activity against RNA viruses such as poliovirus, coxsackie virus, and rhino- and parainfluenza viruses.

(Aranotin, NCI Thesaurus)

The serotype labeled 3 of the viral species Human parainfluenza virus, which is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family and Respirovirus genus, and causes croup and respiratory infections in humans.

(Human Parainfluenza Virus 3, NCI Thesaurus)