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# rhinovirus

«rhinovirus» in Mova's school dictionary: **A kind of very small germ (a virus) that is the most…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a rhinovirus, rhinoviruses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science, medicine) A kind of very small germ (a virus) that is the most common cause of the common cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#m1)

2) Any of the many types of these cold viruses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, rhinoviruses spread through coughs, sneezes and touching hands, then infect the nose — "rhino" is Greek for nose. Washing hands and catching sneezes in a tissue help stop them. Antibiotics do not work on viruses. Phrases: rhinovirus infection, catch a rhinovirus.

### examples

- Most colds are caused by a rhinovirus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#x1)
- "Rhino" means nose, so a rhinovirus is a nose virus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#x2)
- Rhinoviruses spread when people sneeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#x3)
- Washing your hands helps stop rhinoviruses spreading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#x4)
- Antibiotics can't kill a rhinovirus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#x5)
- There are over 100 types of rhinovirus, which is why we catch so many colds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/#x6)

### note

Nothing to do with rhinoceroses — both words use Greek "rhino" (nose). Plural: rhinoviruses. Myth: going out with wet hair or getting cold does not by itself give you a cold; a virus does.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rhinovirus» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhinovirus/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.