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bayrus : virus (n.)
[ Etymology: English: virus ]

Derivatives of bayrus


Glosses:
virus
n. (animal)1. virus(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.
~ micro-organism, microorganismany organism of microscopic size.
~ arborvirus, arbovirusa large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis.
~ virion(virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses).
~ bacteriophage, phagea virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria.; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
~ plant virusa plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA.
~ animal virusan animal pathogen that is a virus.
~ slow virusa virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear.; "kuru is caused by a slow virus"
~ tumor virusa cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm.
~ vector(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell.
~ virologythe branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases.
~ infectious agent, infective agentan agent capable of producing infection.
~ atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatisma chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint.
~ inoculant, inoculuma substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease.
n. (state)2. virusa harmful or corrupting agency.; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
~ delegacy, agency, representationthe state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent.
n. (communication)3. computer virus, virusa software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
~ malevolent programa computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects.