Epidemic pleurodynia virus
epidemic pleurodynia virus n.
A strain of coxsackievirus that causes epidemic pleurodynia. Also called Bornholm disease virus.
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- Epidemiological
[ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪˌdi miˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌdɛm i-/ noun 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of of infectious disease. /ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of epidemic […]
- Epidemiologically
[ep-i-dee-mee-ol-uh-jee, -dem-ee-] /ˌɛp ɪˌdi miˈɒl ə dʒi, -ˌdɛm i-/ noun 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of of infectious disease. /ˌɛpɪˌdiːmɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of epidemic […]