Virus

Of microorganism, virology and infectious agent.

(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.

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  • animal virus 18 facts

    An animal pathogen that is a virus.

  • arbovirus 6 facts

    A large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions;...

  • plant virus 4 facts

    A plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA.

  • rheumatism 2 facts

    A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities;...

  • bacteriophage 2 facts

    A virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's...

  • vector 1 facts

    (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell.

  • virion 1 facts

    (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some...

  • tumor virus 1 facts

    A cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm.

  • slow virus 0 facts

    A virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear; "kuru...

  • inoculant 0 facts

    A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce...