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virion
[vi´re-on]the complete viral particle, found extracellularly and capable of surviving in crystalline form and infecting a living cell; it comprises the nucleoid (genetic material) and the capsid.
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vi·ri·on
(vī'rē-on, vir'ē-on),The complete virus particle that is structurally intact and infectious.
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virion
(vī′rē-ŏn′, vîr′ē-)n.
A complete viral particle, consisting of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein shell and constituting the infective form of a virus.
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vi·ri·on
(vī'rē-on)The complete virus particle that is structurally intact and infectious.
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virion
A complete virus particle, as found outside cells, and consisting of the genetic material and the surrounding capsid.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
virion
see VIRUS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
vi·ri·on
(vī'rē-on)The complete virus particle that is structurally intact and infectious.
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