| 释义 |
pri·on
I. \ˈprīˌän\ noun
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Etymology: New Latin, from Greek priōn saw
: any of several petrels of the southern hemisphere (genus Pachyptila) that are bluish gray above and white below and somewhat resemble doves — see fairy prion
II. \ˈprēän, ˈprī-\ noun
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Etymology: proteinaceous + infectious + -on (II)
: a protein particle that lacks nucleic acid and has been implicated as the cause of various neurodegenerative diseases (as scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy) |