respiratory syncytial virus (n)

n01337329

type n
lex_filenum 05
def a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
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Hypernym paramyxovirus
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Hyponym paramyxovirus

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