- reovirus (n.)
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[reovirus 词源字典] - 1959, coined by U.S. medical researcher Dr. Albert B. Sabin (1906-1993), acronym for respiratory enteric orphan virus; "orphan" because it was not connected to any of the diseases it is associated with.[reovirus etymology, reovirus origin, 英语词源]