enteroviral
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- adjective
- /ˌɛntəroʊˈvaɪrəl/
- Specialized
- The epidemiology of enteroviral infection in South Korea during 1999–2011 chronicles nationwide outbreaks and changing detection and subtyping methods used over the 13-year period.
- enteroviral disease
Examples
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Although the actual incidence of enteroviral diseases is not known, most infections are thought to be asymptomatic, with about 1% resulting in severe illness with high rates of death, especially in infants and young children.
Academic text (2012) -
Child 2 died without any preceding symptoms or any known predisposing factors; this clinical picture is sometimes found for patients with enteroviral infections (24).
Academic text (2012) -
In total, 17,349 clinical samples from 14,657 patients with suspected enteroviral disease were collected during January 1999–December 2011.
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Researchers found that enteroviral infections can lead to serious complications in young children.
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The doctor explained that enteroviral diseases often present mild symptoms but can occasionally result in severe illness.
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Symptoms of enteroviral infection may include fever and abdominal pain, particularly in infants.
Synonyms
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Happening because a virus infects the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
enteroviral = enterovirus (semi-transparent) = entero + virus + al
The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'enterovirus' with the suffix '-al'.
Etymology
Enteroviral comes from the part entero- meaning 'intestine', which you also see in the word enteric, and the part viral from virus, the tiny germ 'virus'. So enteroviral describes something caused by a virus that affects the intestines or 'gut'.