POLYHEDROSIS


Meaning of POLYHEDROSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-hē-ˈdrō-səs ]

noun

( plural poly·he·dro·ses -ˌsēz)

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

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