ARENAVIRUS


Meaning of ARENAVIRUS in English

[ ə'ri:nəˌvʌɪrəs ]

■ noun Medicine any of a group of RNA viruses (e.g. that causing Lassa fever) appearing to contain sand-like granules.

Origin

1970s: from L. arenosus 'sandy' + virus .

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