First Known Use: 1957
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neuraminidase
noun neur·amin·i·dase \ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈmi-nə-ˌdās, ˌnyu̇r-, -ˌdāz\
Definition of NEURAMINIDASE
: a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on the surface of the pneumococcus, influenza-causing viruses, and some paramyxoviruses as an antigen and that splits mucoproteins by breaking a glucoside link
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Origin of NEURAMINIDASE
neuraminic acid, an amino acid + -ide + -ase
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neuraminidase
noun neur·amin·i·dase \ˌn(y)u̇r-ə-ˈmin-ə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz\
Medical Definition of NEURAMINIDASE
: a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on the surface of the pneumococcus, the orthomyxoviruses, and some paramyxoviruses and that cleaves terminal acetylated neuraminic acids from sugar residues (as in glycoproteins and mucoproteins)
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