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virion

noun

  1. complete fully infectious extracellular virus particle
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Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ / /ˈvɪɹiɑn/ / /ˈvaɪɹiən/

noun

Etymology: From French virion. By surface analysis, virus + -on.

  1. A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).