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Meaning of respiratory syncytial virus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any virus in genus Pneumovirus causing respiratory tract infections.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Respiratorisches Synzytial-Virus
Français virus respiratoire syncytial
Português vírus sincicial respiratório

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

respiratory system respiratory therapist respiratory tract Respire Respired respirer

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