Herpetoviridae

Herpetoviridae definition - medical

Her·pe·to·vir·i·dae (hûrˌpĭ-tō-vîrˈĭ-dēˌ)

noun
A family of morphologically similar viruses, all of which contain double-stranded DNA, whose infections produce characteristic inclusion bodies.

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