Adenovirus Definition

ădn-ō-vīrəs
noun
Any of a family (Adenoviridae) of DNA viruses that infect chiefly the respiratory tract in birds and mammals, including humans.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses that cause conjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract infections in humans.
American Heritage Medicine

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

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Other Word Forms of Adenovirus

Noun

Singular:
adenovirus
Plural:
adenoviruses

Origin of Adenovirus

  • adeno(id) virus (from its having first been found in adenoid tissue)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Adenovirus Sentence Examples

  • This leaves a gray zone of serologic testing for the core vaccines of canine distemper and canine parvovirus as well as canine adenovirus.

  • This means that an enormous number of normal adenovirus must be used for each clinical treatment, to overcome neutralization.

  • In a replication-defective adenovirus, the E1 region can be replaced with the transgene that is to be expressed.

  • To provide for efficient delivery of the cytokine, adenovirus vectors have been proposed to deliver the cytokine genes to the chicken.

  • The study product is an adenovirus derived vector which contains the gene for the enzyme thymidine kinase (TK ).

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