respiratory syncytial virus

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respiratory syncytial virus

noun respiratory syncytial viruses

  1. countable, uncountable Any virus in genus Pneumovirus causing respiratory tract infections. The vaccine would be the first to protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V., which is the reason many infants are admitted to children’s hospitals each year and kills several hundred under 5 each year.

    Similar: RSV

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@misc{respiratory_syncytial_virus_2026,
  title = {respiratory syncytial virus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/respiratory%20syncytial%20virus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}