rhinovirus

[ rahy-noh-vahy-ruh s, rahy-noh-vahy- ]
/ ˌraɪ noʊˈvaɪ rəs, ˈraɪ noʊˌvaɪ- /

noun, plural rhi·no·vi·rus·es.

any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.

Origin of rhinovirus

First recorded in 1960–65; rhino- + virus

British Dictionary definitions for rhinovirus

rhinovirus
/ (ˈraɪnəʊˌvaɪrəs) /

noun

any of various viruses that occur in the human respiratory tract and cause diseases, such as the common cold

Medical definitions for rhinovirus

rhinovirus
[ rī′nō-vīrəs ]

n.

Any of a group of picornaviruses that are causative agents of disorders of the respiratory tract, such as the common cold. coryzavirus

Scientific definitions for rhinovirus

rhinovirus
[ rī′nō-vīrəs ]

Any of a group of viruses of the family Picornaviridae and the genus Rhinovirus that cause the common cold.