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reovirus (n.)
[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]