Meanings
nounadenovirus (plural adenoviruses)
plural adenoviruses
- medicineAny virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans
Origin
From adeno- + virus, after the human adenoid tissue from which it was isolated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 腺病毒
- 腺病毒 (sin³ beng⁶ duk⁶)a virus of the family Adenoviridae
Chinese Mandarin 腺病毒
- 腺病毒 (xiànbìngdú)a virus of the family Adenoviridae
Dutch adenovirus
- adenovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Finnish adenovirus
- adenovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
French adénovirus
- adénovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Indonesian adenovirus
- adenovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Irish adanaivíreas
- adanaivíreasa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Japanese アデノウイルス
- アデノウイルス (adeno-uirusu)a virus of the family Adenoviridae
Korean 아데노바이러스
- 아데노바이러스 (adenobaireoseu)a virus of the family Adenoviridae
Malay adenovirus
- adenovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Polish adenowirus
- adenowirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Portuguese adenovírus
- adenovírusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Russian аденови́рус
- аденови́рус (adenovírus)a virus of the family Adenoviridae
Spanish adenovirus
- adenovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Swedish adenovirus
- adenovirusa virus of the family Adenoviridae
Cite this entry
APA
adenovirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenovirus
MLA
“adenovirus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenovirus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adenovirus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adenovirus.
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