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(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
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virus more info
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derivationally related form
viral
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hypernym
microorganism, micro-organism infectious agent, infective agent
domain of synset (topic)
virology
hyponym
arbovirus, arborvirus bacteriophage, phage plant virus animal virus slow virus tumor virus vector
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virion rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis, rheumatism inoculant, inoculum