rotavirus gastroenteritis
- rotavirus gastroenteritis
- viral gastroenteritis due to a rotavirus infection, one of the most common causes of diarrhea in the United States; the virus is usually ingested in contaminated food or water. Young children are particularly susceptible and can suffer severe dehydration or even death.
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rotavirus gastroenteritis — /ˌroʊtəvaɪrəs gæstroʊɛntəˈraɪtəs/ (say .rohtuhvuyruhs gastrohentuh ruytuhs) noun a form of acute infantile gastroenteritis common among newborn babies and caused by a rotavirus …
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rotavirus — /ˈroʊtəvaɪrəs/ (say rohtuhvuyruhs) noun any of a group of double stranded RNA viruses having a wheel like appearance, which can be responsible for rotavirus gastroenteritis. {Latin rota wheel + virus} …
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rotavirus — [rōt′ə vī΄rəs] n. any of a genus (Rotavirus) of wheel shaped reoviruses that cause gastroenteritis, esp. in infants … English World dictionary
rotavirus — A group of RNA viruses (family Reoviridae) wheel like in appearance that form a genus, Rota virus, which includes the human gastroenteritis viruses (a major cause of infant diarrhea throughout the world). Separated into groups A … Medical dictionary
Gastroenteritis — ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Inflamación de las mucosas del estómago y de los intestinos: ■ el agua de la fuente les produjo gastroenteritis. IRREG. plural gastroenteritis * * * gastroenteritis (de «gastro » y «enteritis») f. Med. Inflamación… … Enciclopedia Universal