reovirus

American  

[ree-oh-vahy-ruhs, ree-oh-vahy-] / ˌri oʊˈvaɪ rəs, ˈri oʊˌvaɪ- /

noun

• reoviruses
  plural

1. any large virus of the family Reoviridae, having double-stranded RNA and a polyhedral capsid, including those causing infantile gastroenteritis.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• reoviruses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of reovirus

First recorded in 1955–60; r(espiratory) e(nteric) o(rphan) virus; coined by U.S. virologist A. B. Sabin ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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The company Oncolytics Biotech has performed two successful phase 2 trials of a tumor-attacking reovirus, combined with various types of chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors, in patients with breast cancer or pancreatic cancer.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 4, 2023

All the patients had advanced bowel cancer which had spread to the liver, and were injected with doses of the reovirus ahead of their scheduled surgery.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2012

To help nail down the indictment last week, Dr. Thomas M. Bell reported from a research center at Entebbe that he has isolated reovirus 3* from seven victims of Burkitt's tumor.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is hoped reoviruses can be used to treat cancer, but there were fears they would not work if the immune system could wipe them out.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2012

Why reoviruses affect only cancer cells is not entirely understood.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2012

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