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Phocine distemper virus — Taxobox color = violet name = Phocine distemper virus image caption = Immunohistochemical staining of the lung of a seal with PDV. virus group = v ordo = Mononegavirales familia = Paramyxoviridae genus = Morbillivirus species = Phocine distemper… … Wikipedia
Virus classification — is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system. Similar to the classification systems used for cellular organisms, virus classification is the subject of ongoing debate and proposals. This is mainly due to the pseudo… … Wikipedia
canine distemper virus — a virus of the genus Morbillivirus that causes canine distemper … Medical dictionary
Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses … Wikipedia
distemper — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English distempren, from Late Latin distemperare to temper badly, from Latin dis + temperare to temper Date: 14th century 1. to throw out of order 2. archaic derange, unsettle II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
distemper — dis·tem·per dis tem pər n a disordered or abnormal bodily state esp. of quadruped mammals: as a) a highly contagious virus disease esp. of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and… … Medical dictionary
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
distemper — distemper1 distemperedly, adv. distemperedness, n. /dis tem peuhr/, n. 1. Vet. Pathol. a. Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh,… … Universalium
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
distemper — I dis•tem•per [[t]dɪsˈtɛm pər[/t]] n. 1) vet a) Also called canine distemper an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting. b) Also called… … From formal English to slang
