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We have found lemma(root) word of viruses : virus.
Definitions
[ˈvʌɪrəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host
(e.g: the hepatitis B virus)
- a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting the venom of a snake): from Latin, literally ‘slimy liquid, poison’. The earlier medical sense, superseded by the current use as a result of improved scientific understanding, was ‘a substance produced in the body as the result of disease, especially one capable of infecting others’
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