ECHOVIRUS

echovirus

(noun) any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Shortened form of enteric cytopathic human orphan virus.

Noun

echovirus (plural echoviruses)

A type of RNA virus of the species Enterovirus B of the Picornaviridae family, found in the human gastrointestinal tract.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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