prion
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Greek word 'priōn' meaning 'saw'.
مثال
- Prions are responsible for diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- The study aims to understand the transmission of prions between species.
- The misfolding of prion proteins is a key factor in the development of prion diseases.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system