adenosatellite virus
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De·pen·do·vi·rus
(dē-pen'dō-vī'rŭs),A genus of small defective single-stranded DNA viruses in the family Parvoviridae that depend on adenoviruses for replication.
Synonym(s): adeno-associated virus, adenosatellite virus
[L. dependeo, to be dependent upon, + virus]