PARVOVIRUS

parvovirus, parvo

(noun) any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

parvovirus (plural parvoviruses)

Any single-stranded DNA virus, of the genus Parvovirus, being the smallest found in nature; they infect only mammals other than humans.

Certain small viruses, not in genus Parvovirus, that infect humans.

Source: Wiktionary



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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