adenovirus
noun
ad·e·no·vi·rus
ˌa-də-nō-ˈvī-rəs 
: any of a family (Adenoviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses originally identified in human adenoid tissue, causing infections of the respiratory system, conjunctiva, and gastrointestinal tract, and including some capable of inducing malignant tumors in experimental animals
Examples of adenovirus in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
If confirmed, the new findings would be the oldest human viruses ever recovered, setting a record previously held by a 31,000-year-old adenovirus, reports New Scientist’s James Woodford.
—
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
In a paper posted to the preprint site bioRxiv, the researchers detected fragments of adenovirus (which causes cold-like illnesses), herpesvirus (linked to cold sores) and papillomavirus (HPV) in Neanderthal genome data.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Read More: How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity
An extremely similar deleterious antibody response occurs in susceptible patients after infection with adenoviruses, which often infect the airways and lead to cold-like symptoms, the study found.
—Jason Gale / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 May 2024
Researchers used a weakened chimpanzee adenovirus to develop the vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for adenovirus 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
In a paper posted to the preprint site bioRxiv, the researchers detected fragments of adenovirus (which causes cold-like illnesses), herpesvirus (linked to cold sores) and papillomavirus (HPV) in Neanderthal genome data.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Read More: How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity
An extremely similar deleterious antibody response occurs in susceptible patients after infection with adenoviruses, which often infect the airways and lead to cold-like symptoms, the study found.
—Jason Gale / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 May 2024
Researchers used a weakened chimpanzee adenovirus to develop the vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for adenovirus
Dictionary Entries Near adenovirus
Cite this Entry
“Adenovirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adenovirus. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
adenovirus
noun
ad·e·no·vi·rus
ˌad-ᵊn-ō-ˈvī-rəs
: any of the family Adenoviridae of double-stranded DNA viruses
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share