Meanings
- not comparableRelating to coronaviruses.
A distinguishing feature of canine coronaviral enteritis is that bone marrow cells are not affected.
2012, Linda Merrill, Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses1 more example
To determine the size of the coronaviral RNA components and their similarity to oncornaviral RNA, we compared the mobilities of RNA extracted from TGEV and HEV at 20 and 100 °C with those of purified Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) RNA held at the same temperatures.
1975, D. J. Garwes, “Identification of heat-dissociable RNA complexes in two porcine coronaviruses”, in Nature, volume 257, page 508
Origin
Blend of coronavirus + viral.
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