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parainfluenza virus
noun
Definition of PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS
: any of several paramyxoviruses (genera Respirovirus and Rubulavirus) that are a frequent cause of infections (as croup) of the lower respiratory tract especially in infants and children
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First Known Use of PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS
1959
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parainfluenza virus
noun para·in·flu·en·za virus \ˈpar-ə-ˌin-flü-ˌen-zə-\
Medical Definition of PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS
: any of several single-stranded RNA viruses (genera Respirovirus and Rubulavirus) of the family Paramyxoviridae that are associated with or responsible for some respiratory infections especially in children—called also parainfluenza
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