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filterable virus
noun
Definition of FILTERABLE VIRUS
: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses as presently understood and various other groups (as the mycoplasmas and rickettsias) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established
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First Known Use of FILTERABLE VIRUS
1911
Medical Dictionary
filterable virus
noun
Medical Definition of FILTERABLE VIRUS
: any of the infectious agents that pass through a filter especially of diatomite or unglazed porcelain with the filtrate and remain virulent and that include the viruses as presently understood and various other groups (as the mycoplasmas and rickettsiae) which were originally considered viruses before their cellular nature was established
Variants of FILTERABLE VIRUS
filterable virus also filtrable virus
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