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Definition of Virino

1. Noun. (microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins.

Definition of Virino

1. a hypothetical organism [n -S]

Medical Definition of Virino

1. A proposed infectious particle composed of protein and a short sequence of nucleic acids that does not code for any proteins. (13 Oct 1997)

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