- myxoviral
- adjective see myxovirus
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
myxoviral
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myxoviral — myxo·viral … English syllables
myxoviral — adjective see myxovirus … Useful english dictionary
myxovirus — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myxa + New Latin virus virus; from its affinity for certain mucins Date: 1955 any of a former family (Myxoviridae) of single stranded RNA viruses that included the paramyxoviruses and the orthomyxoviruses •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
myxovirus — Term formerly used for viruses with an affinity for mucins, now included in the families Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae. The myxoviruses included influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, measles … Medical dictionary
