avirulent en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English virulent English avirulent From a- + virulent.
Meanings
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Not virulent.
An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.
2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more avirulent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most avirulent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |