prionlike

English

Etymology

From prion +‎ -like.

Adjective

prionlike (comparative more prionlike, superlative most prionlike)

1. Similar to a prion.
   • 2015 December 21, Michael D. Geschwind, “Prion Diseases”, in Continuum (Minneap Minn), →DOI:

     A very rare polymorphism in the prion protein gene recently has been identified that appears to protect against prion disease; this finding, in addition to providing greater understanding of the prionlike mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders, might lead to potential treatments.

   • 2016 October 3, Rosanne Spector, “Prions can pass on beneficial traits, study finds”, in Stanford Medicine‎^[1]:

     The team also found that the traits followed prionlike inheritance patterns.

   • 2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N., Overcast, W.B., Brosch, J.R., Graner, B.D., Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of Neuroradiology, volume 11, number 2, →DOI, pages 127-148:

     There is increasing evidence of a rationale for a prionlike mechanism of spread of other neurodegenerative diseases through a similar seeding mechanism.