/ Dictionary / Index C coxsackievirus: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cox•sack•ie•vi•rus Pronunciation: (kok-sak'ē-vī"rus, kook-sä'kē-), [key] — pl. -rus•es. any of a group of viruses closely related to the virus of poliomyelitis, causing certain diseases of humans, as herpangia and epidemic pleurodynia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: coxsackievirus (Thesaurus) Coxey coxswain Related Content Daily Word Quiz: modify Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language