arenavirus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(är′en āvī′rəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ar•en•a•vi•rus  (är′en āvī′rəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rus•es. 
  1. Microbiologyany of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usu. transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
  • Latin(h)arēn(a)sand + -o- + virus; so called from the RNA granules seen in cross sections of the virion
  • earlier arenovirus (1970) 1971


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