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parvovirus

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɑːvəʊˌvaɪrəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pär′vō vī′rəs)

par•vo•vi•rus (pär′vō vī′rəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vi•rus•es.

Veterinary Diseasesa highly contagious, often fatal viral disease of dogs, characterized by vomiting, severe diarrhea, and depression and accompanied by high fever and loss of appetite.
Veterinary Diseasesany of several small DNA-containing viruses belonging to the genus Parvovirus, of the family Parvoviridae, esp. the virus that causes the disease parvovirus in dogs or distemper in cats.

Latin parv(us) small + -o- + virus
1960–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

parvovirus /ˈpɑːvəʊˌvaɪrəs/ n

any of a group of viruses characterized by their very small size, each of which is specific to a particular species, as for example canine parvovirus

Etymology: 20th Century: New Latin from Latin parvus little + virus

'parvovirus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

fifth disease - human parvovirus B19 - parvo

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