RHINOVIRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhinovirus mean? 

• RHINOVIRUS (noun)
  The noun RHINOVIRUS has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections

  Familiarity information: RHINOVIRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHINOVIRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("rhinovirus" is a kind of...):

picornavirus (a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat)

 Context examples 

ICAM-1 protein is the major human rhinovirus receptor.

(Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A small-molecule inhibitor with activity against viruses in the picornaviridae family, including enterovirus and rhinovirus.

(Pleconaril, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammatory process affecting the nasal mucosa, usually caused by viruses (e.g., rhinovirus, adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, and coronavirus).

(Infectious Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A substituted benzimidazole derivative with activity against rhinoviruses and enteroviruses.

(Enviroxime, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation that results in a markedly increased susceptibility to infection by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) — the main causes of the common cold.

(Scientists discover rare genetic susceptibility to common cold, National Institutes of Health)

The results are consistent with studies that show when sleep deprived people are given a vaccine, there is a lower antibody response and if you expose sleep deprived people to a rhinovirus they are more likely to get the virus.

(Chronic Sleep Deprivation Suppresses Immune System, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)