adenoviral
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˌædəˈnəʊˌvaɪrəl/
- Specialized
- A study found that adenoviral infections can lead to respiratory illnesses in children.
Examples
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Adenoviral supernatants were prepared as described in the manufacturer's instructions (Vivapure-VivaScience) and added at a multiplicity of infection of 80 to Schwann cells.
Academic text (2017) -
The researchers used an adenoviral vector to deliver the gene therapy to the patients.
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In gene therapy, scientists often rely on adenoviral methods to introduce new genetic material into cells.
Synonyms
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Happening because a virus infects the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
adenoviral = adenovirus (semi-transparent) = adeno + virus + al
The adjective is regularly formed from the technical noun 'adenovirus' with '-al', but the biomedical combining form 'adeno-' is not transparent to many learners.
Etymology
Adenoviral comes from adeno- meaning 'gland' and virus meaning 'germ'; doctors named the adenovirus after the adenoid glands where it was first found, so adenoviral means 'related to or caused by that virus'.