Virus
norovirus Audio
no·ro·vi·rus [ nawr-oh-vahy-ruhs ]
Subclass of:
Caliciviridae
Definitions related to norovirus:
  • A genus in the family CALICIVIRIDAE, associated with epidemic GASTROENTERITIS in humans. The type species, NORWALK VIRUS, contains multiple strains.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of non-enveloped, capsid covered viruses with T=3 icosahedral symmetry, in the family Caliciviridae. The genome is composed of a linear, single-strand of positive sense RNA. Noroviruses are transmitted by the fecal-oral route and cause gastroenteritis in humans.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Norovirus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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