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.

See also

• norovirus