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ech•o•vi•rus n., pl. -rus•es.

Microbiologyany of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.

Also, ech′o vi′rus, ECHO virus.

1950–55; echo- (acronym from enteric cytopathogenic human orphan) + virus; origin, originally termed "orphan'' because they were not known to be the cause of any disease

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echovirus /ˈɛkəʊˌvaɪrəs/, ECHO virus n

any of a group of viruses that can cause symptoms of mild meningitis, the common cold, or infections of the intestinal and respiratory tracts

Etymology: 20th Century: from the initials of Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan ("orphan" because originally believed to be unrelated to any disease) + virus

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