prion

ˈpraɪɒn

Definition

Definition of prion - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

molecular biology

TECH.

misfolded protein causing brain diseases

TECH.

Prions are responsible for diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob.

pathogen

bird

TECH.

small seabird of the Southern Hemisphere

TECH.

The prion glided over the Antarctic waters..

petrel

shearwater

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misfolded protein causing brain diseases
small seabird of the Southern Hemisphere

Expressions with prion

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prion disease

fatal brain disease caused by misfolded proteins, spread by tissue or genetics

Prion disease can be inherited or caught from infected tissue.

prion protein

natural protein on animal cell surfaces, especially in nerve cells

Scientists studied prion protein in mouse brain tissue.

Origin of prion

Greek, prion (saw)

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PrP

abbr.

abr: prion protein

protein linked to brain diseases in animals and humans

scrapie

disease

prion disease causing spongiform encephalopathy in livestock

Examples of prion in a sentence

Prions pose a challenge in medical research.
A prion was spotted near the southern coast.
Prions often nest on remote islands.

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French:prion, oiseau marin, ...
German:Prion, Meeresvogel, ...
Italian:prione, ...
Spanish:prion, pájaro prion, ...
Portuguese:príon, pardela, ...
Chinese:朊病毒, 海燕, ...
Japanese:プリオン, 海鳥, ...
Arabic:بِرْيُون, طائر البريون, ...
Hebrew:פְּרִיוֹן, פְּרִיוֹן, ...
Russian:прион, морская птица, ...
Ukrainian:пріон, південний морський птах, ...
Hindi:प्रायन, समुद्री पक्षी, ...
Bengali:প্রায়ন, প্রিয়ন, ...
Catalan:prions, prió, ...
Czech:prion, buřňáček, ...
Danish:prion, havfugl, ...
Dutch:prion, ...
Greek:πριόν, θαλασσοπούλι, ...
Hungarian:prion, ...
Khmer:ព្រីយ៉ុង, បក្សីសមុទ្រតូចមួយប្រភេទនៅអឌ្ឍគោលខាងត្បូង, ...
Korean:프리온, ...
Persian:پریون, ...
Polish:prion, ...
Portuguese (BR):príon, pintainho, ...
Romanian:prion, ...
Swedish:prion, prionfågel, ...
Thai:พรีออน, นกพรีออน, ...
Turkish:prion, prion kuşu, ...
Vietnamese:prion, chim prion, ...

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