R.S.V.

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Noun

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R.S.V. (uncountable)

  1. (virology) Initialism of respiratory syncytial virus.
    Alternative form: RSV
    • 2023 May 18, Christina Jewett, “F.D.A. Panel Recommends R.S.V. Vaccine to Protect Young Infants”, in The New York Times[1]:
      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.