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jc virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
jc virus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.

noun

Jamestown Canyon virus

Etymology

After the patient, John Cunningham, in whom ZuRhein and Chou identified this virus in 1965 by electron microscopy.

Inflected Forms

JC viruses (plural)

Synonyms

JCV John Cunningham virus

Questions

What does jc virus mean?
A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
Where does jc virus come from?
After the patient, John Cunningham, in whom ZuRhein and Chou identified this virus in 1965 by electron microscopy.

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