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granulosis

noun gran·u·lo·sis \ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-səs\
plural gran·u·lo·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of GRANULOSIS

:  any of several diseases of lepidopteran larvae marked by minute granular inclusions in infected cells and caused by viruses (genus Granulovirus of the family Baculoviridae)
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Origin of GRANULOSIS

New Latin
First Known Use: 1949

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