ADENOVIRUS


Meaning of ADENOVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-d ə n-ō-ˈvī-rəs ]

noun

Date: 1956

: any of a family ( Adenoviridae ) of DNA viruses originally identified in human adenoid tissue, causing infections of the respiratory system, conjunctiva, and gastrointestinal tract, and including some capable of inducing malignant tumors in experimental animals

• ad·e·no·vi·ral -rəl adjective

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