Medical Dictionary

iridovirus

noun iri·do·vi·rus \ˌir-ə-dō-ˈvī-rəs, ˌīr-\

Medical Definition of IRIDOVIRUS

:  any of a family (Iridoviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses that contain an outer icosahedral capsid and that infect insects, frogs, and fish—see african swine fever

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