Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parvovirus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: par-vovirus
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, the smallest found in nature, that infects mammals other than humans.

noun

A certain small virus, not in the genus Parvovirus, that infects humans.

Etymology

Etymology tree English parvo- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English parvovirus From parvo- + virus.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

parvoviruses (plural)

Derived Forms

parvo parvoviral parvovirosis parvovirotherapy

Synonyms

parvo

Questions

What does parvovirus mean?: Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, the smallest found in nature, that infects mammals other than humans.
Where does parvovirus come from?: Etymology tree English parvo- Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English parvovirus From parvo- + virus.

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