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virus meaning in Urdu

حُمَہ huma

/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/

virus in Urdu: حُمَہ (huma), وائِرَس (vāiras). In English, virus means a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).

Urdu words for virus

infectious organism
حُمَہ huma, وائِرَس vāiras

English meaning of virus

  1. noun A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
  2. noun A species thereof.
  3. noun An individual particle thereof: synonym of virion.
  4. noun A quantity of such infectious agents, considered en masse.

Full definition of virus

virus in a sentence

  • Meronym: virion (individual particle)
  • Some viruses, such as norovirus, cause sporadic outbreaks of gastroenteritis.
  • Under electron microscopy, a few viruses were seen floating near the cells.

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Questions about virus in Urdu

What is the meaning of virus in Urdu?
Virus in Urdu is حُمَہ (huma), وائِرَس (vāiras).
virus کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Virus: حُمَہ (huma), وائِرَس (vāiras).
What does virus mean in English?
Virus means a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).

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