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orphan viruses — viruses which when isolated originally in tissue culture showed no specific association with disease, such as the enteric orphan viruses; some have since been found to occur in association with human disease … Medical dictionary
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Reovirus — A genus of viruses currently called Orthoreovirus (family Reoviridae) that are 80 nm in diameter, with distinct double layers of capsomeres, and have vertebrates as hosts; they have been recovered from children with upper respiratory tract… … Medical dictionary
Reoviridae — Taxobox color = violet name = Reoviruses image width = 240px image caption = Intact double shelled Rotavirus particles virus group = iii familia = Reoviridae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Aquareovirus Coltivirus Cypovirus Fijivirus… … Wikipedia
reovirus — /ree oh vuy reuhs, ree oh vuy /, n., pl. reoviruses. any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis. [1955 60; r(espiratory) e(nteric) o(rphan)… … Universalium
Reoviridae — Class III viruses, with a segmented double stranded RNA genome; there are about 8 10 segments each coding for a different polypeptide and only one strand of the RNA (minus strand) acts as template for mRNA (plus strand). Icosahedral capsid, and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
reovirus — n. one of a group of small RNA containing viruses that infect both respiratory and intestinal tracts without producing specific or serious diseases (and were therefore termed respiratory enteric orphan viruses). Compare: echovirus … The new mediacal dictionary
реовирусы — (от англ. respiratory enteric orphan viruses) 1) (Reoviridae) семейство вирусов человека, животных и растений, содержащих двухцепочечную фрагментированную рибонуклеиновую кислоту; среди представителей родов Orbivirus, Rotavirus и, вероятно,… … Большой медицинский словарь
Реови́русы — (от английского respiratory enteric orphan viruses) 1) (Reoviridae) семейство вирусов человека, животных и растений, содержащих двухцепочечную фрагментированную рибонуклеиновую кислоту; среди представителей родов Orbivirus, Rotavirus и, вероятно … Медицинская энциклопедия
Reoviren — [Kurzbezeichnung für englisch respiratory enteric orphan viruses], eine Gruppe kugelförmiger, doppelsträngiger RNA Viren, 70 80 nm groß, mit segmentiertem Genom. Sie sind bei Infektionen in den oberen Luftwegen und im Darm anzutreffen und rufen … Universal-Lexikon
