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prionosis

prionosis noun: any degenerative disease caused by a prion.

Noun

prionosis (plural prionoses)

  1. Any degenerative disease caused by a prion.

Forms of prionosis

pluralprionoses

Origin of prionosis

From prion + -osis.

Questions about prionosis

What does prionosis mean?
Prionosis means any degenerative disease caused by a prion.
What part of speech is prionosis?
Prionosis is a noun.
What is the plural of prionosis?
The plural of prionosis is prionoses.

Words near prionosis in the dictionary

  1. prionopid
  2. prionopids
  3. prionopterous
  4. prionose
  5. prionoses
  6. prionosis
  7. prions
  8. prionsialia
  9. prionuria
  10. prior
  11. prior art

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