provirus

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ virus.

Noun

provirus (plural proviruses)

  1. (virology) A virus genome, such as HIV, that integrates itself into the DNA of a host cell so as to be passively replicated along with the host genome.

Spanish

Noun

provirus m (plural provirus)

  1. (virology) provirus
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