retrovirus

See also: rétrovirus and retrovírus

English

Etymology

retro- + virus, from its reverse direction of replication.

Noun

retrovirus (plural retroviruses)

  1. (virology) A virus that has a genome consisting of RNA.

Translations


Italian

Etymology

English retro- + virus

Noun

retrovirus m (invariable)

  1. retrovirus

Spanish

Noun

retrovirus m (plural retrovirus)

  1. (virology) retrovirus
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