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Word: Hantavirus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1980s: from Hantaan(the name of a river in Korea where the virus was first isolated) + virus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhantəˌvʌɪrəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a virus of a genus carried by rodents and causing various febrile haemorrhagic diseases, often with kidney damage or failure.
Short Definition:virus of genus carried by rodents and causing various febrile haemorrhagic diseases
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