- Ebola virus
- noun Etymology: Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo Date: 1976 any of several filoviruses (especially species Zaire Ebola virus) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever
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Ebola virus
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Ebola virus — n any of several single stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae (esp. species Zaire Ebola virus) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever * * * a virus responsible for an acute infection in humans with features similar … Medical dictionary
Ebola-Virus — [nach dem Fluss Ebola im Norden der Demokratischen Republik Kongo], zur Familie der Filioviridae (Fadenviren) gehörendes RNA Virus mit einzelsträngiger Ribonukleinsäure als genetischem Material. Infektiöse Virionen haben eine Länge von 970 nm… … Universal-Lexikon
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. 〚after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976〛 an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death * * * … Universalium
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. [after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976] an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death … English World dictionary
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. [after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976] an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death … English World dictionary
Ebola virus — E*bo la vir us (Med.) ([ e]*b[=o] l[.a] v[imac] r[u^]s), n. an exceptionally virulent hemorrhaic virus with a high mortality rate, first recognized in an outbreak on the Ebola river in africa. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ebola virus — Ebola UK [ɪˈbəʊlə] / US [ɪˈboʊlə] or Ebola virus UK / US noun [uncountable] medical a serious disease that causes you to lose blood from all parts of your body and usually results in death … English dictionary
Ebola (virus) — Ebolavirus Virus Ebola … Wikipédia en Français
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Ebola-Virus — Genus Ebolavirus Systematik Reich: Viren Ordnung: Mononegavirales Familie: Filoviridae … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ebola virus — noun a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon • Hypernyms: ↑filovirus • Member Holonyms: ↑Filoviridae * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: from … Useful english dictionary
