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VIRAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or caused by a virus

Example:

viral infection

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

virus ((virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein)

Derivation:

virus ((virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein)

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Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Morbillivirus.

(Morbillivirus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

If the site on the envelope glycoprotein functions in Zika as it does in related viruses, the detailed structure might help scientists design ways to block viral attachment and entry to human cells.

(Zika virus structure revealed, NIH)

Monkeypox is a rare viral disease.

(Monkeypox Virus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

It is often caused by an acute viral or bacterial infection.

(Acute Infective Polyneuritis, NCI Thesaurus)

A gene-viral vector complex comprised of an adenovirus vector and B7-1 gene targeting the CD80 antigen.

(Adenovirus B7-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A cancer vaccine that uses a viral vector system derived from the canarypox virus engineered to target the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA).

(ALVAC-CEA B7.1 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine comprise of a canarypox viral vector that carries the gene for human B7.1 (CD80 antigen) with potential use as an autologous therapeutic cancer vaccine.

(ALVAC-hB7.1, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of viral vaccines based on adenovirus genome which was engineered to harbor gene of therapeutic interest, and were to be used in vaccination against cancers.

(Adenovirus Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

After an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), infusion of these CTLs primed towards Adv, CMV and EBV may prevent viral infection by these pathogens.

(Adenovirus/Cytomegalovirus/Epstein-Barr Virus-specific Allogeneic Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

Amenamenir stabilizes the interaction between the helicase-primase and its DNA substrates, preventing the progression through helicase or primase catalytic cycles, thus interfering with viral DNA replication and viral growth.

(Amenamevir, NCI Thesaurus)