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pro⋅vi⋅rus

  [proh-vahy-ruhs, proh-vahy-]
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–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
Origin:
1945–50; pro- 1 + virus, on the model of prophage
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pro·vi·rus   (prō'vī'rəs, prō-vī'-)   
n.   pl. pro·vi·rus·es
The precursor or latent form of a virus that is capable of being integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and being replicated with it.
pro'vi'ral (-rəl) adj.
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Main Entry: pro·vi·rus
Pronunciation: (')prO-'vI-r&s
Function: noun
: a form of a virus that is integrated into the genetic material of ahost cell and by replicating with it can be transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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provirus pro·vi·rus (prō'vī'rəs, prō-vī'-)
n. pl. pro·vi·rus·es
The precursor or latent form of a virus that is capable of being integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and being replicated with it.

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