Prion — definition

1. prion (Noun)

1 definition

prion (Noun) — (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system.

2 types of

particle subatomic particle

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