| virilism | <clinical sign> Masculinisation. Signs may include: increased body or facial hair, change in voice, clitoral enlargement and male-type baldness. (13 Oct 1997) |
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| virility | The condition or quality of being virile. Origin: L. Virilitas, manhood, fr. Vir, man (05 Mar 2000) |
| virilization | Production or acquisition of virilism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| virilizing | Causing virilism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| virino | <molecular biology, virology> A proposed infectious particle composed of protein and a short sequence of nucleic acids that does not code for any proteins. (13 Oct 1997) |
| virion | <virology> A single virus particle, complete with coat. (13 Oct 1997) |
| viripotent | An obsolete term denoting a sexually mature male. Origin: L. Viripotens, fr. Vir, man, + potens, having power (05 Mar 2000) |
| virogene | <molecular biology, virology> A viral gene that has become apart of the host's chromosome. (13 Oct 1997) |
| viroid | <plant biology, virology> Extremely small viruses of plants. Their genome is a 240-350 nucleotide circular RNA strand, extensively base paired with itself, so they resist RNAase attack. At one time the term was also used casually of self replicative particles such as the kappa particle in Paramecium. (13 Oct 1997) |
| viroids | A group of pathogens comprising the smallest known agents of infectious disease. They are unencapsulated and are capable of replicating autonomously in susceptible cells. Positively identified viroids composed of single-stranded RNA have been isolated from higher plants, but the existence of DNA viroids pathogenic to animals is suspected. (12 Dec 1998) |
| virologist | A specialist in virology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| virology | <study> The study of viruses and viral diseases. (06 Oct 1997) |
| viropexia | <virology> The non-specific phagocytosis of virus particles bound to surface receptors. (18 Nov 1997) |
| viropexis | Binding of virus to a cell and subsequent absorption (engulfment) of virus particles by that cell. Origin: viro-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| viroplasm | <cell biology, virology> An inclusion body in a cell where viral replication/assembly occurs. (09 Oct 1997) |