Prion
Meaning of Prion
noun
a small petrel of southern seas, having a wide bill fringed with comblike plates for feeding on planktonic crustaceans.
mid 19th century: modern Latin (former genus name), from Greek priōn ‘a saw’ (referring to its sawlike bill).
noun
a protein particle that is believed to be the cause of brain diseases such as BSE, scrapie, and CJD. Prions are not visible microscopically, contain no nucleic acid, and are highly resistant to destruction.
1980s: by rearrangement of elements from pro(teinaceous) in(fectious particle).
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Prion
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