Definition of Adenovirus

1. Noun. Any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye.

Specialized synonyms: Parainfluenza Virus
Generic synonyms: Animal Virus

Definition of Adenovirus

1. Noun. Any virus of the family ''Adenoviridae'', many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Adenovirus

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Medical Definition of Adenovirus

1. An icosahedral (20-sided) virus that contains DNA, there are over 40 different adenovirus varieties, some of which cause the common cold. (10 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenovirus

adenosylcobalamin
adenosylhomocysteine
adenosylmethionine
adenosyls
adenosyltransferase
adenosyltransferases
adenotomic
adenotomies
adenotomy
adenotonsillectomy
adenous
adenovector
adenoviral
adenoviridae
adenovirus (current term)
adenovirus e1 proteins
adenovirus e1a proteins
adenovirus e1b proteins
adenovirus e2 proteins
adenovirus e3 proteins
adenovirus e4 proteins
adenovirus early proteins
adenovirus endopeptidase
adenoviruses
adenyl
adenyl cyclase
adenylate
adenylate cyclase
adenylate kinase

Literary usage of Adenovirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Comparative biological characterization of mouse adenovirus strains FL and K87 and ... Experimental adenovirus infection of the mouse adrenal gland. ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"ISOLATION OF AN adenovirus FROM A PIG By DA HAIG and MC CLARKE ARC, ... One of these—-Compton 25 R—has several of the characteristics of an adenovirus and a ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"adenovirus. Resistance to adenovirus infection differs from the situation for ... Recent experience with a live type 4 adenovirus vaccine administered in an ..."

4. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"... for subsequent boost for viral constructs (below) • adenovirus 5 vectors in collaboration with GenVec, with two to five antigen sequences ..."

5. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"Chang told the audience that he and his coworkers had genetically modified a common cold virus—an adenovirus to be exact—so that its surface proteins ..."

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