respiratory syncytial virus
noun
a myxovirus causing infections of the nose and throat, esp in young children. It is thought to be involved in some cot deaths
Abbreviation: RSV
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Medical definitions for respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory syncytial virus
n.
An RNA-containing virus that causes minor respiratory infections in adults and bronchitis and bronchopneumonia in children.
Scientific definitions for respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory syncytial virus
[ rĕs′pər-ə-tôr′ē ]
A virus of the family Paromyxoviridae and the genus Pneumovirus that causes severe childhood respiratory infections, especially bronchiolitis in infants.