HyperDic: virus

English > 3 senses of the word *virus*:
NOUN	animal	virus	(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts
	state	virus	a harmful or corrupting agency
	communication	virus, computer virus	a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

virus > pronunciation
Sounds	vay'rahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *virus*: 3 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	(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.
Category of	inoculant, inoculum	A substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease
	rheumatoid arthritis, atrophic arthritis, rheumatism	A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities
	virion	(virology) a complete viral particle
Category	virology	The branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases
Narrower	animal virus	An animal pathogen that is a virus
	arbovirus, arborvirus	A large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions
	bacteriophage, phage	A virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
	plant virus	A plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA
	slow virus	A virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear
	tumor virus	A cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
	vector	(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
Broader	infectious agent, infective agent	An agent capable of producing infection
Broader	microorganism, micro-organism	Any organism of microscopic size
Spanish	virus
Catalan	virus
Adjectives	viral	relating to or caused by a virus

English > *virus*: 3 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	A harmful or corrupting agency.
Examples	"bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread" "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
Broader	representation, delegacy, agency	The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

English > *virus*: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
Meaning	A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.
Example	"a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
Synonym	computer virus
Broader	malevolent program	A computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
Spanish	virus informático, virus
Catalan	virus informàtic, virus

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