Prion
Definition of Prion
Pri´on
Pronunciation:
prē´ǒn
n.
1.
any
of
several
types
of
protein
particle
lacking
nucleic
acid
,
believed
to
be
the
cause
of
certain
slow-developing
infectious
diseases
such
as
scapie
in
sheep
,
and
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease
and
Kuru
in
humans
.
Related Words
microbiology
,
particle
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