herpesvirus
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English
Etymology
Noun
herpesvirus (plural herpesviruses)
- (virology) Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles, and others affecting animals.
Hyponyms
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (mononucleosis)
- herpes simplex virus (HSV)
- varicella zoster virus (VZV) (chickenpox, shingles)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
herpesvirus
Declension
| Inflection of herpesvirus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herpesvirus | herpesvirukset | |
| genitive | herpesviruksen | herpesvirusten herpesviruksien | |
| partitive | herpesvirusta | herpesviruksia | |
| illative | herpesvirukseen | herpesviruksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | herpesvirus | herpesvirukset | |
| accusative | nom. | herpesvirus | herpesvirukset |
| gen. | herpesviruksen | ||
| genitive | herpesviruksen | herpesvirusten herpesviruksien | |
| partitive | herpesvirusta | herpesviruksia | |
| inessive | herpesviruksessa | herpesviruksissa | |
| elative | herpesviruksesta | herpesviruksista | |
| illative | herpesvirukseen | herpesviruksiin | |
| adessive | herpesviruksella | herpesviruksilla | |
| ablative | herpesvirukselta | herpesviruksilta | |
| allative | herpesvirukselle | herpesviruksille | |
| essive | herpesviruksena | herpesviruksina | |
| translative | herpesvirukseksi | herpesviruksiksi | |
| abessive | herpesviruksetta | herpesviruksitta | |
| instructive | — | herpesviruksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “herpesvirus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
herpesvirus m (plural herpesvirus)