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retrovirus

ret ro vi rus |ˌretrōˈvīrəs, ˈretrōˌvīrəs ˌrɛtroʊˈvaɪrəs | noun Biology any of a group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g., HIV. ORIGIN 1970s: modern Latin, from the initial letters of reverse transcriptase + virus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

retrovirus

retrovirus |ˈrɛtrəʊˌvʌɪrəs | noun Biology any of a group of RNA viruses which insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g. HIV. DERIVATIVES retroviral adjective ORIGIN 1970s: modern Latin, from the initial letters of reverse transcriptase + virus .

 

Duden Dictionary

Retrovirus

Re t ro vi rus , Re tro vi rus Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , das oder der |R e trovirus |das, außerhalb der Fachsprache auch: der Retrovirus meist im Plural aus englisch re verse tr anscriptase und Virus Tumore erzeugendes Virus

 

French Dictionary

rétrovirus

rétrovirus n. m. médecine Virus dont une forme, le VIH, provoque le sida.

 

Spanish Dictionary

retrovirus

retrovirus nombre masculino biol Virus de ácido ribonucleico que posee una enzima que convierte su material genético en ácido desoxirribonucleico al penetrar en una célula viva :el virus del sida es un retrovirus .El plural es retrovirus .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retrovirus

r tro v rus 名詞 C 〘生化 〙レトロウイルス 〘感染細胞内でDNAを合成するウイルス 〙.r t ro v ral 形容詞