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avirulent

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English

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ virulent.

Adjective

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avirulent (comparative more avirulent, superlative most avirulent)

  1. Not virulent.
    • 2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54:
      An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.
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German

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Etymology

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a- +‎ virulent

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaviʁuˌlɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: avi‧ru‧lent
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Adjective

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avirulent (strong nominative masculine singular avirulenter, not comparable)

  1. (medicine) avirulent

Declension

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