PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

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