- slow virus
- noun Date: 1954 any of various prions or viruses with a long incubation period between infection and development of a degenerative disease (as scrapie or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
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slow virus — n any of various viruses or prions having a long incubation period between infection and the clinical appearance of the slowly progressive serious or fatal disease (as scrapie or Creutzfeldt Jakob disease) associated with it * * * one of a group… … Medical dictionary
slow virus — n. any of a number of viruses or viruslike infective agents that incubate for months or years before the manifestation of symptoms … English World dictionary
Slow virus — A slow virus is a virus, or a viruslike agent, etiologically associated with a disease having a long incubation period of months to years with a gradual onset frequently terminating in severe illness and/or death.A slow virus disease is a disease … Wikipedia
slow virus — noun a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear kuru is caused by a slow virus • Hypernyms: ↑virus … Useful english dictionary
Slow-Virus-Infektion — [sləʊ vaɪərəs ; englisch slow »langsam«], Abkürzung SVI, Sammelbezeichnung für eine Gruppe von Viruserkrankungen bei Menschen und Tieren, die durch eine extrem lange Inkubationszeit (bis zu mehreren Jahren oder Jahrzehnten) und die Beschränkung … Universal-Lexikon
Slow-Virus-Infektion — Slow Virus In|fektion [ßlo̱u wi̱...; engl. slow = langsam] w; , en: Virusinfektion mit extrem langer Inkubationszeit (Monate bis Jahre), die klinisch durch chronisch zunehmende Funktionsstörungen gekennzeichnet ist … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
slow virus — slow′ vi rus n. mcr a virus or viruslike agent that remains dormant in the body for a long time before producing symptoms • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
slow virus — (1) Specifically one of the Lentivirinae. (2) Any virus causing a disease that has a very slow onset. Diseases such as sub acute spongiform encephalopathy, Aleutian disease of mink, scrapie, kuru, and Creutzfeldt Jacob disease may be caused by… … Dictionary of molecular biology
slow virus — noun a virus or virus like organism that multiplies slowly in the host organism and has a long incubation period … English new terms dictionary
slow virus — Pathol. a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before producing symptoms, as in several neurological diseases, including kuru and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
slow virus — /ˈsloʊ vaɪrəs/ (say sloh vuyruhs) noun a virus or similar organism which has a long incubation period extending to years or decades, as that causing Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; the first recognised lentivirus …
