Rotavirus

Quick meaning: Rotavirus is a noun meaning Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.

Meaning

Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.

Example Sentences

We propose therefore that these reovirus-like or orbivirus-like enteritis viruses of calves and children are in a group separate from both orbiviruses and reoviruses, and we suggest that the term “rotavirus” (from the Latin rota, a wheel) should be used for them.

Word Forms

• rotaviruses
• rotavirusses
• rotavira
• rotaviri
• rotavirii

Synonyms for rotavirus

Depending on context, synonyms include duovirus.

Antonyms for rotavirus

Common opposites include bind, tie.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gastroenteritis, rotovirus, rhabdovirus, rudivirus, rubivirus, rhadinovirus.

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