POLYHEDROSIS

noun (plural polyhedroses) Etymology: New Latin, from polyhedron Date: 1947 any of numerous diseases that affect specific insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, that are caused by double-stranded DNA viruses of a family ( Baculoviridae ) or by reoviruses of a genus ( Cypovirus ), and that are characterized by dissolution of tissues and accumulation of virus-containing granules in the resultant fluid