Meanings
nouncoxsackievirus (plural coxsackieviruses)
plural coxsackieviruses
- Any of many enteroviruses that cause disease mostly in children.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounenterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
Similar
Coxsackie virus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Coxsackie + virus, after the town in New York where they were first isolated.
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coxsackievirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxsackievirus
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“coxsackievirus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxsackievirus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coxsackievirus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coxsackievirus.
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