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单词 slow virus
释义

slow virus


noun Pathology.

a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before producing symptoms, as in several neurological diseases, including kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Origin of slow virus

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby slow virus

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British Dictionary definitions for slow virus

slow virus

noun

any of a class of virus-like disease-causing agents known as prions that are present in the body for a long time before becoming active or infectious and are very resistant to radiation and similar factors: believed to be the cause of BSE and scrapie
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for slow virus

slow virus

n.

Any of a group of viruses that cause various diseases with a long latent period and a slow, progressive course, as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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