| mesogenic | medical dictionary |
Denoting the virulence of a virus capable of inducing lethal infection in embryonic hosts, after a short incubation period, and an inapparent infection in immature and adult hosts; used in characterizing Newcastle disease virus, particularly strains used in parenteral vaccination of chickens.
Origin: meso-+ G. -gen, producing
(05 Mar 2000)
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