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prionic

prionic adjective: of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.

Adjective

prionic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.
    • The first prionic disease to be described was scrapie (mid-eighteenth century) seen with sheep and goats. The most recognized animal form of prionic disease is BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), referred to as “mad cow disease”, […]2019, Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Gabriel Ivbijaro, Primary Care Mental Health in Older People: A Global Perspective, page 283

Origin of prionic

From prion + -ic.

Questions about prionic

What does prionic mean?
Prionic means of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.
What part of speech is prionic?
Prionic is an adjective.

Words near prionic in the dictionary

  1. prion diseases
  2. prion protein
  3. prion proteins
  4. prionaemia
  5. prionemia
  6. prionic
  7. prionisation
  8. prionization
  9. prionlike
  10. prionoceratid
  11. prionoceratids

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