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heterosubtypic

heterosubtypic adjective: relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection.

Adjective

heterosubtypic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection
    • NA-specific immunity has been shown to limit the spread of influenza virus, thus reducing disease symptoms and providing cross-protection against heterosubtypic viruses in mouse challenge experiments.2015 August 18, “Expression and Characterization of Recombinant, Tetrameric and Enzymatically Active Influenza Neuraminidase for the Setup of an Enzyme-Linked Lectin-Based Assay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of heterosubtypic

From hetero- + subtypic.

Questions about heterosubtypic

What does heterosubtypic mean?
Heterosubtypic means relating to a subtype (serotype) of a virus other than the one responsible for the primary infection.
What part of speech is heterosubtypic?
Heterosubtypic is an adjective.

Words near heterosubtypic in the dictionary

  1. heterosubstituted
  2. heterosubstrate
  3. heterosubstrates
  4. heterosubtype
  5. heterosubtypes
  6. heterosubtypic
  7. heterosubtypical
  8. heterosuggestion
  9. heterosuggestions
  10. heterosulfide
  11. heterosulfides

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