Ebola (virus)
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Ebola virus — n any of several single stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae (esp. species Zaire Ebola virus) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever * * * a virus responsible for an acute infection in humans with features similar … Medical dictionary
Ebola-Virus — [nach dem Fluss Ebola im Norden der Demokratischen Republik Kongo], zur Familie der Filioviridae (Fadenviren) gehörendes RNA Virus mit einzelsträngiger Ribonukleinsäure als genetischem Material. Infektiöse Virionen haben eine Länge von 970 nm… … Universal-Lexikon
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. [after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976] an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death … English World dictionary
Ebola (virus) — [ē bō′lə] n. [after Ebola River, Democratic Republic of the Congo, near which there was an outbreak of the virus in 1976] an RNA virus (family Filoviridae) that causes fever, internal bleeding, and, often, death … English World dictionary
Ebola virus — E*bo la vir us (Med.) ([ e]*b[=o] l[.a] v[imac] r[u^]s), n. an exceptionally virulent hemorrhaic virus with a high mortality rate, first recognized in an outbreak on the Ebola river in africa. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ebola virus — Ebola UK [ɪˈbəʊlə] / US [ɪˈboʊlə] or Ebola virus UK / US noun [uncountable] medical a serious disease that causes you to lose blood from all parts of your body and usually results in death … English dictionary
Ebola (virus) — Ebolavirus Virus Ebola … Wikipédia en Français
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Ebola-Virus — Genus Ebolavirus Systematik Reich: Viren Ordnung: Mononegavirales Familie: Filoviridae … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ebola virus — noun a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon • Hypernyms: ↑filovirus • Member Holonyms: ↑Filoviridae * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: from … Useful english dictionary