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par·a·myx·o·vi·rus [ par-uh-mik-suh-vahy-ruh s, -mik-suh-vahy- ]
Definitions related to paramyxovirus, nos:
  • (respirovirus) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Paramyxovirus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (paramyxovirus) A single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus of the Paramyxoviridae family.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (paramyxovirus) A type of virus that has hemagglutinin-neuraminidase proteins in the outer coat and RNA as the genetic material. Measles (rubeola) virus, mumps virus, and Newcastle disease virus are paramyxoviruses.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (paramyxovirus) Ss-RNA virus, has helical nucleocapsid, lipid-containing envelope covered with projections; replication takes place in host cytoplasm, components are assembled at cell membrane and released by budding; species infect birds and mammals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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