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Definition of Avirulent
1. Adjective. Not virulent; unable to produce disease.
Definition of Avirulent
1. Adjective. Not virulent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Avirulent
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Avirulent
1. Not virulent. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avirulent
Literary usage of Avirulent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"In my experiments .in agglutination of pest bacilli, the strain "Pest avirulent"
was agglutinated more easily than "Pest Virulent," but as ..."
2. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The main trial was that of protection afforded by a vaccine prepared from the
same strain of organism in its virulent and its avirulent state against the ..."
3. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"Furthermore, they have been unable to adduce any proof that avirulent diphtheria
bacilli can acquire virulence, or to express it differently, ..."
4. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Virulent strains of coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) induce myocarditis in infected mice,
although avirulent strains, such as CVB3/0, do not induce disease even ..."
5. Collected Papers (1922)
"Virulent and avirulent strains from the sam-e culture. In order to determine the
frequency of the co-existence of virulent and avir- ulent diphtheria ..."
6. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"... and from virulent to avirulent.6'45'46'49' In S. sonnei, this conversion has
recently also been ascribed to the loss of a large, ..."
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