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English
Etymology
From a- + virulent.
Adjective
avirulent (comparative more avirulent, superlative most avirulent)
- Not virulent.
2012, Gerald T. Keusch, “Invasive Bacterial Diarrheas”, in Lincoln Chen, editor, Diarrhea and Malnutrition, page 54:An isolate from raw fish, serotype 0:6, unable to invade HeLa cells and negative for heat-stable enterotoxin, was clinically avirulent in this model and caused no lesions by histological examination.
German
Etymology
a- + virulent
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: avi‧ru‧lent
Adjective
avirulent (strong nominative masculine singular avirulenter, not comparable)
- (medicine) avirulent
Declension
Positive forms of avirulent (uncomparable)
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