Norwalk
English
Etymology
Named after Norwalk, Ohio, where an outbreak of gastroenteritis in 1968 led to the isolation of the virus.
Noun
Norwalk (uncountable)
- (medicine, virology) Designating a calicivirus affecting humans, characterized by severe vomiting and diarrhea.
Proper noun
Norwalk
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- A river in Connecticut, United States.
- A city in Warren County, Iowa, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, United States.
- A village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Manistee County, Michigan, United States.
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