Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metapneumovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metap-neu-movirus
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.

Example Sentences

"Among them were strains of human respiratory syncytial virus, or HRSV, and of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, both leading causes of respiratory disease in people."
"Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike."

Etymology

From the genus name, equivalent to meta- + pneumovirus.

Inflected Forms

metapneumoviruses (plural)

Questions

What does metapneumovirus mean?: Any of a group of viruses (genus Metapneumovirus) responsible for some respiratory infection in humans and birds.
Where does metapneumovirus come from?: From the genus name, equivalent to meta- + pneumovirus.

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