ar·e·na·vi·rus
(ăr′ə-nə-vīrəs, ə-rē′nə-, ə-rēnə-vī′rəs)
(ăr′ə-nə-vīrəs, ə-rē′nə-, ə-rēnə-vī′rəs)n.
Any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses that cause chronic infections in rodents and when transmitted to humans cause various hemorrhagic diseases, including Lassa fever.
[Latin arēna, sand; see ARENA + VIRUS (so called because when an arenavirus virion is viewed in cross section under an electron microscope, the ribosomes acquired from the host cell appear as fine granules).]
- set one's house in order
- set (one's) sights on
- set one's sights on
- set on fire
- setose
- set out
- setout
- set piece
- set point
- set sail
- setscrew
- set sights on
- set (someone) straight
- set someone straight
- set store by
- set straight
- Setswana
- sett
- settee
- setter
- set theory
- set the pace
- set the scene for
- set the scene/stage for
- set the stage for