Therapeutic virus
therapeutic virus definition
A virus created in the laboratory whose function is to transfer DNA into the cells of an organism in the process of gene therapy.
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noun 1. a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects. 2. a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems. 3. Also, therapeutist [ther-uh-pyoo-tist] /ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪst/ (Show IPA). […]
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noun 1. a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects. 2. a person trained in the use of psychological methods for helping patients overcome psychological problems. 3. Also, therapeutist [ther-uh-pyoo-tist] /ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪst/ (Show IPA). […]
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noun 1. any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals. adjective 2. of or relating to the Therapsida. noun 1. any extinct reptile of the order Therapsida, of Permian to Triassic […]
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noun, plural therapies. 1. the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process: speech therapy. 2. a curative power or quality. 3. psychotherapy. 4. any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension. noun (pl) -pies 1. the treatment of physical, mental, or social disorders or disease (in combination): physiotherapy, […]
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noun, Buddhism. 1. Hinayanist name for Hinayana. noun 1. the southern school of Buddhism, the name preferred by Hinayana Buddhists for their doctrines