Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| adenoviral | relating to an adenovirus. |
| adenovirus | any of a group of viruses that attack the upper respiratory tract. |
| arboviral | relating to arbovirus, a group of viruses spread by mosquitoes. |
| arbovirus | any of a group of viruses spread by mosquitoes. |
| baculovirus | a type of virus found only to attack insects. |
| bedsonia | a kind of virus. |
| capsidal | relating to a capsid, the outer shell of a virus particle. |
| coronavirus | a kind of virus named for its crown-like shape. |
| coxsackie | as in coxsackie virus. |
| cytomegalovirus | any of a group of viruses containing DNA of the herpes family, which cause cells which they infect to enlarge and may cause an illness similar to glandular fever. |
| echovirus | any of a group of viruses that cause respiratory or intestinal diseases. |
| enteroviral | of or like an enterovirus. |
| enterovirus | any of several viruses occurring in and infecting the intestines. |
| filovirus | any member of a family of viruses that includes the agents responsible for Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease. |
| flavivirus | a virus of the Flaviridae family, which includes the virus responsible for yellow fever. |
| hantavirus | an often fatal virus with flu-like symptoms. |
| herpesvirus | the virus responsible for herpes. |
| lentivirus | any of a group of retroviruses producing illnesses characterized by a delay in the onset of symptoms after infection. |
| mimivirus | a genus of virus, one of the largest and most complex known. |
| morbillivirus | a virus responsible for measles. |
| mycoplasma | a member of the Mycoplasma, a variety of pathogenic agents apparently neither viruses not true bacteria. |
| mycoplasmal | relating to mycoplasma, a member of the Mycoplasma. |
| mycovirus | a virus attacking fungi. |
| myxoviral | of or like a myxovirus, any of a group of related viruses causing influenza, mumps etc. |
| myxovirus | any of a group of related viruses causing influenza, mumps etc. |
| norovirus | any of a group of viruses responsible for gastroenteritis. |
| oncornavirus | an oncogenic RNA virus. |
| oncovirus | a virus causing cancer. |
| papillomavirus | any of a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause papillomas and are sometimes associated with human cancers of the genital tract and esp of the cervix. |
| papovavirus | any of a group of DNA-containing oncogenic viruses. |
| parainfluenza | as in parainfluenza virus, any of a number of viruses causing influenza-like symptoms. |
| paramyxovirus | any of a group of viruses which includes the mumps and measles viruses. |
| parvo | (short for) a parvovirus, a virus causing disease in dogs. |
| parvovirus | a DNA-containing animal virus. |
| picornavirus | one of a group of very small RNA viruses, including Cocksackle virus. |
| poliovirus | a virus causing polio. |
| polyoma | a small DNA virus that causes tumours in mice. |
| poxvirus | any one of a group of DNA-containing animal viruses. |
| prophage | a virus that exists in a bacterial cell and undergoes division with its host without destroying it. |
| proviral | relating to a provirus, the form of a virus when it is integrated into the DNA of the host cell. |
| provirus | the form of a virus when it is integrated into the DNA of the host cell. |
| reovirus | a type of virus. |
| retroviral | relating to a retrovirus. |
| retrovirus | any of a group of viruses whose genetic material is encoded in the form of RNA rather than DNA. |
| rhabdovirus | a class of virus that includes rabies. |
| rhinovirus | a virus belonging to a subgroup thought to be responsible for the common cold. |
| rotaviral | related to a rotavirus. |
| rotavirus | a wheel-shaped virus causing gastroenteritis. |
| rubeolar | relating to rubeola, a measles virus. |
| subviral | referring to, or caused by, a structural part of a virus. |
| subvirus | an organism smaller than a virus. |
| togavirus | one of a family of viruses. |
| ultravirus | a virus small enough to pass through the finest filter. |
| virion | a virus particle in its mature, infectious state. |
| viroid | a viruslike plant pathogen. |
| virologic | relating to virology, the study of viruses. |
| virological | relating to virology, the study of viruses. |
| virologically | (adv.) VIROLOGICAL, relating to virology, the study of viruses. |
| virus | (Lat.) a pathogenic agent, usually a protein-coated particle of RNA or DNA, capable of increasing rapidly inside a living cell. |