| ADENOVIRUS | • adenovirus n. (Medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans. • ADENOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses that attack the upper respiratory tract. |
| ARENAVIRUS | • arenavirus n. Any of several RNA viruses, of the genus Arenavirus, most of which cause severe diseases transmitted by rodents. • Arenavirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Arenaviridae – the arenaviruses, now split into the genera… |
| BUNYAVIRUS | • bunyavirus n. (Archaic) Any of the Bunyaviridae, a family of negative-stranded RNA viruses, now most typically in… |
| FLAVIVIRUS | • flavivirus n. Any arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus, many of which are transmitted by ticks or mosquitos. • Flavivirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Flaviviridae – RNA viruses, mostly having arthropod vectors, which… • FLAVIVIRUS n. a virus of the Flaviridae family, which includes the virus responsible for yellow fever. |
| HANTAVIRUS | • hantavirus n. (Virology) Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites… • HANTAVIRUS n. an often fatal virus with flu-like symptoms. |
| LENTIVIRUS | • lentivirus n. Any of a group of retroviruses, of the genus Lentivirus, which have long incubation periods. • Lentivirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Retroviridae – certain retroviruses. • LENTIVIRUS n. any of a group of retroviruses producing illnesses characterized by a delay in the onset of symptoms after infection. |
| PARVOVIRUS | • parvovirus n. Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, being the smallest found in nature; they infect… • parvovirus n. Certain small viruses, not in genus Parvovirus, that infect humans. • Parvovirus prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Parvoviridae – very small viruses that cause disease in… |
| POLIOVIRUS | • poliovirus n. A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis. • POLIOVIRUS n. a virus causing polio. |
| POXVIRUSES | • poxviruses n. Plural of poxvirus. • POXVIRUS n. any one of a group of DNA-containing animal viruses. |
| PROVIRUSES | • proviruses n. Plural of provirus. • PROVIRUS n. the form of a virus when it is integrated into the DNA of the host cell. |
| REOVIRUSES | • reoviruses n. Plural of reovirus. • REOVIRUS n. a type of virus. |
| RETROVIRUS | • retrovirus n. (Virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host… • retrovirus n. (Computer security) A computer virus that seeks to attack antivirus programs in an attempt to avoid detection. • RETROVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses whose genetic material is encoded in the form of RNA rather than DNA. |
| RHINOVIRUS | • rhinovirus n. Any of many common infectious RNA viruses, of the genus Rhinovirus, that cause disorders such as the common cold. • RHINOVIRUS n. a virus belonging to a subgroup thought to be responsible for the common cold. |
| SUBVIRUSES | • subviruses n. Plural of subvirus. • SUBVIRUS n. a viral protein smaller than a virus. |
| ULTRAVIRUS | • ultravirus n. A filterable virus. • ULTRAVIRUS n. a virus small enough to pass through the finest filter. |
| VIRULENCES | • virulences n. Plural of virulence. • VIRULENCE n. the state of being virulent, also VIRULENCY. |
| VIRULENTLY | • virulently adv. In a virulent manner. • VIRULENT adv. extremely poisonous. |