Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of enteroviruses that are associated with a variety of diseases, including meningitis, myocarditis, and pericarditis, and primarily affect children during the summer months.
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- noun Any of many
enteroviruses that causedisease mostly in children
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In 1996, WHO responded to an outbreak of aseptic meningitis in Cyprus caused by a non-polio enterovirus identified as coxsackievirus B5.
Chapter 2 1998
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Meanwhile, unbeknown to her, her two-year-old is coming down with a coxsackievirus she picked up at daycare, and Mom just shared the end of a Popsicle with her, so the virus is beginning to work on her mast cells as well.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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When coxsackievirus B3 first enters the immune system, it enters the mast cells, where it gets broken down and chopped up.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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To see how this process occurs in real time, Fairweather works in her lab with mice that have been exposed to a common virus such as coxsackievirus B3, known for short as CVB3, which can cause low-grade abdominal distress and diarrhea.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Meanwhile, unbeknown to her, her two-year-old is coming down with a coxsackievirus she picked up at daycare, and Mom just shared the end of a Popsicle with her, so the virus is beginning to work on her mast cells as well.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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When coxsackievirus B3 first enters the immune system, it enters the mast cells, where it gets broken down and chopped up.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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To see how this process occurs in real time, Fairweather works in her lab with mice that have been exposed to a common virus such as coxsackievirus B3, known for short as CVB3, which can cause low-grade abdominal distress and diarrhea.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The immune system must now decide whether to fight the coxsackievirus B3.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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The immune system must now decide whether to fight the coxsackievirus B3.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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"Treatment of viral myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus" B.
Dr. Richard Palmquist: Using Herbs to Comfort Veterinary Cancer Patients 2010
bilby commented on the word coxsackievirus
Eew, does this sound awful!
July 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word coxsackievirus
Then I'd imagine you wouldn't want to live in Coxsackie, NY? ;-)
July 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word coxsackievirus
Err, no. I'm no Coxsackier.
July 28, 2008
reesetee commented on the word coxsackievirus
That makes two of us.
July 28, 2008