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nucleocapsid

[noo-klee-uh-kap-sid, nyoo-]
noun Microbiology.
  1. the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
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Origin of nucleocapsid

First recorded in 1960–65; nucleo- + capsid1
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nucleocapsid in Medicine

nucleocapsid

(nōō′klē-ō-kăp′sĭd)
n.
  1. The basic structure of a virus, consisting of a core of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat.
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