Etymology

pseudovirion

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Today it means: A synthetic viral particle that cannot replicate, used to inject foreign nucleic acid into a cell. Full definition →

English virion ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishvirion
  6. English todaypseudovirion

From pseudo- + virion.

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