parainfluenza

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English

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ influenza.

Noun

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parainfluenza (plural parainfluenzas)

  1. Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.