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lymphocystis

lymphocystis noun: a viral disease of fish.

Noun

lymphocystis (uncountable)

  1. A viral disease of fish
    • N/A: Below the threshold, so no virus detected; POS: positive; NEG: Negative. (PDF) Click here for additional data file. a SDDV: scale drop disease virus; ISKNV: infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus; OSGIV: orange-spotted grouper iridovirus; RBIV: rock bream iridovirus; TRBIV: turbot reddish...2015 August 7, Ad de Groof et al., “A Novel Virus Causes Scale Drop Disease in Lates calcarifer”, in PLoS Pathogens, volume 11, →DOI

Origin of lymphocystis

From lympho- + cystis.

Words formed from lymphocystis

  • Lymphocystivirus

Questions about lymphocystis

What does lymphocystis mean?
Lymphocystis means a viral disease of fish.
What part of speech is lymphocystis?
Lymphocystis is a noun.

Words near lymphocystis in the dictionary

  1. lymphocryptovirus
  2. lymphocryptoviruses
  3. lymphocutaneous
  4. lymphocyst
  5. lymphocystic
  6. lymphocystis
  7. lymphocysts
  8. lymphocytapheresis
  9. lymphocyte
  10. lymphocytes
  11. lymphocytic

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