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| a·re·na·vi·rus [ ə rnə vrəss ] (plural a·re·na·vi·rus·es) |
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virus causing infections: a virus of the family that causes diseases such as Lassa fever. Family Arenaviridae.
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| [Late 20th century. < Latin arena "sand" + virus, because when the viruses are viewed under an electron microscope they appear to have sandy granules in them] |
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