- lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
- an arenavirus of the LCMV-LASV complex that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis. Called also LCM v.
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lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
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lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus — noun the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings • Hypernyms: ↑arenavirus • Member Holonyms: ↑Arenaviridae … Useful english dictionary
lymphocytic choriomeningitis — n an acute disease caused by an arenavirus (genus Arenavirus) and characterized by fever, nausea and vomiting, headache, stiff neck, and slow pulse, marked by the presence of numerous lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid, and transmitted esp.… … Medical dictionary
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis — Taxobox color = violet name = Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus image caption = Negative stain electron micrograph of an arenavirus from a mouse that tested positive for LCM virus group = v familia = Arenaviridae genus = Arenavirus species =… … Wikipedia
lymphocytic choriomeningitis — noun Etymology: New Latin choriomeningitis cerebral meningitis, from chorio of a membrane resembling the chorion Date: 1934 an acute disease that is caused by an arenavirus (species Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus of the genus Arenavirus),… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lymphocytic choriomeningitis — noun a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse • Hypernyms: ↑choriomeningitis * * * noun : an acute virus disease characterized by fever, nausea and vomiting, headache, stiff neck, and slow pulse, marked by… … Useful english dictionary
Virus classification — is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system. Similar to the classification systems used for cellular organisms, virus classification is the subject of ongoing debate and proposals. This is mainly due to the pseudo… … Wikipedia
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
choriomeningitis — A cerebral meningitis in which there is a more or less marked cellular infiltration of the meninges, often with a lymphocytic infiltration of the choroid plexuses, particularly of the third and fourth ventricles. lymphocytic c. a form of … Medical dictionary
Lymphozytäre Choriomeningitis — Die Lymphozytäre Choriomeningitis (LCM) ist eine virale Infektionskrankheit, die vor allem bei Nagetieren vorkommt, aber auch den Menschen befallen kann. Die LCM ist damit eine Zoonose. Der englische Begriff Lymphocytic choriomeningitis wurde vom … Deutsch Wikipedia
LCM virus — lymphocytic choriomeningitis v … Medical dictionary
