paramyxovirus

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ myxo- +‎ virus.

Noun

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paramyxovirus (plural paramyxoviruses)

  1. (virology) Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.