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adenovirus

ade·no·vi·rus

UK/əˈdɛnəʊˌvaɪɹəs/ US/ʌˈdɛnʌˌvaɪrʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From adeno- + virus, after the human adenoid tissue from which it was isolated.

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