paramyxovirus

paramyxovirus
/par'euh mik"seuh vuy'reuhs, -mik'seuh vuy"-/, n., pl. paramyxoviruses.
any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
[1960-65; PARA-1 + MYXOVIRUS]

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