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nucleocapsid

[ noo-klee-uh-kap-sid, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu kli əˈkæp sɪd, ˌnyu- /

noun Microbiology.

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

Words nearby nucleocapsid

nucleiform, nuclein, nuclei nervi vestibulocochlearis, nuclei of origin, nucleo-, nucleocapsid, nucleofugal, nucleohistone, nucleoid, nucleolar, nucleolar satellite
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Medical definitions for nucleocapsid

nucleocapsid
[ nōō′klē-ō-kăp′sĭd ]

n.

The basic structure of a virus, consisting of a core of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat.
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