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Prion

Prion Meaning & Definition
Prion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prion?

[n] (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system

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