Norwalk

English

Etymology

(For noun) Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.wɔːk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔ(ː)ɹ.wɔːk/

Noun

Norwalk (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, virology) Designating a calicivirus affecting humans, characterized by severe vomiting and diarrhea.

Proper noun

Norwalk

  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
    2. A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    3. A river in Connecticut.
    4. A city in Warren County, Iowa.
    5. A township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    6. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Manistee County, Michigan.
    7. A city, the county seat of Huron County, Ohio.
    8. A township in Huron County, Ohio.
    9. A village in Monroe County, Wisconsin.

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