parainfluenza

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ influenza.

Noun

parainfluenza (plural parainfluenzas)

  1. Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.
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