avirulent

adjective avir·u·lent \(ˌ)ā-ˈvir-(y)ə-lənt\

Definition of AVIRULENT

: not virulent — compare nonpathogenic

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1900

Medical Dictionary

adjective avir·u·lent \(ˈ)ā-ˈvir-(y)ə-lənt\

: not virulent <an avirulent tubercle bacillus>—compare nonpathogenic

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