virus blockade — interference by a virus with the action of another virus; attenuated virus of a disease has been used to inhibit the multiplication of an active virus … Medical dictionary
Attenuated virus — Attenuated redirects here. For the bacterial use of the term, see Attenuator (genetics) Attenuation in virology is reducing the virulence of a virus, whilst keeping it viable (or live ), for the purpose of creating a vaccine. It is the… … Wikipedia
attenuated vaccine — noun (immunology) Live bacterial or virus vaccine in which the microbes have a greatly diminished capacity to cause disease but are still able to evoke protective immunity • • • Main Entry: ↑attenuate … Useful english dictionary
Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses … Wikipedia
Attenuated — Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened, diminished. The use of attenuated in medicine is not new. In the 16th century, eating dried figs was claimed to attenuate the body fluids. Now attenuated refers to procedures that weaken an agent of… … 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
Attenuated virus — To attenuate is to weaken or to make (or become) thin. The word derives from a combination of the Latin prefix ad , meaning to or toward, and tenuis, meaning thin. The use of attenuate in medicine is not new. In the 16th century, eating dried… … Medical dictionary
Virus — Para otros usos de este término, véase Virus (desambiguación) … Wikipedia Español
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
street virus — noun : virulent or natural virus (as of rabies) as distinguished from virus attenuated in the laboratory * * * a virus, as rabies, obtained from a naturally infected animal and usually virulent, as opposed to a laboratory attenuated strain. [1910 … Useful english dictionary
