Parainfluenza
[par-uh-in-floo-en-zuh] /ˌpær əˌɪn fluˈɛn zə/
noun, Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
1.
an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
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- Parainfluenza 2 virus
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[par-uh-dahy-klawr-uh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen, -klohr-] /ˌpær ə daɪˌklɔr əˈbɛn zin, -bɛnˈzin, -ˌkloʊr-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a white, crystalline, volatile, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , of the , having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as a moth repellent.