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delta virus — delta agent or delta virus, a defective virus that can exist only in combination with the virus which causes serum hepatitis: »The delta agent…believed to be on the rise world wide, can make chronic hepatitis B infection lethal (J. Silberner) … Useful english dictionary
delta virus — n hepatitis D virus … Medical dictionary
delta virus — Hepatitis D virus. A defective RNA virus requiring a helper virus, usually Hepatitis B virus, for replication. Delta virus infections may exacerbate the clinical effects of Hepatitis B … Dictionary of molecular biology
delta virus — del′ta vi rus n. mcr See under hepatitis delta … From formal English to slang
delta virus. — See under hepatitis delta … Useful english dictionary
Hepatitis delta virus ribozyme — The hepatitis delta virus (HDV) ribozyme is a non coding RNA that is necessary for viral replication and is thought to be the only catalytic RNA known to be required for viability of a human pathogen. The ribozyme acts to process the RNA… … Wikipedia
hepatitis delta virus — n HEPATITIS D VIRUS * * * hepatitis D v … Medical dictionary
delta agent — or delta virus, a defective virus that can exist only in combination with the virus which causes serum hepatitis: »The delta agent…believed to be on the rise world wide, can make chronic hepatitis B infection lethal (J. Silberner) … Useful english dictionary
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses … Wikipedia
