Meanings
nounNorwalk virus (countable and uncountable, plural Norwalk viruses)
plural Norwalk viruses
- countableuncountableAny of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.
- countableuncountableThe disease caused by the virus.
Origin
From Norwalk, Ohio, site of a serious outbreak in 1968.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Norwalkvirus, Norwalk-Virus
- Norwalkvirusvirus
- Norwalk-Virusvirus
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Norwalk virus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norwalk%20virus
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“Norwalk virus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norwalk%20virus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norwalk virus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norwalk%20virus.
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