Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: prion

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prion Mar 31st 2012, 07:21 ‎English: ← Older revision Revision as of 07:21, 31 March 2012 Line 2: Line 2:   {{wikipedia}}   {{wikipedia}}   ===Etymology 1===   ===Etymology 1=== − From {{term|proteinaceous|'''pr'''oteinaceous|lang=en}} + {{term|infectious|'''i'''nfectious|lang=en}} {{term|-on|lang=en}}. + From (a reordering of) the initial letters of {{term|proteinaceous|'''pr'''oteinaceous|lang=en}} {{term|infectious|'''in'''fectious|lang=en}} {{term||particle}}.   +   + ====Pronunciation====   + *{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈpɹiːɒn/|/ˈpɹʌɪən/}}       ====Noun====   ====Noun====   {{en-noun}}   {{en-noun}}     − # A self-propagating [[misfolded]] [[conformer]] of a [[protein]] that is responsible for a number of [[disease]]s that affect the [[brain]] and other [[neural]] tissue + # {{molecular biology}} A self-propagating [[misfolded]] [[conformer]] of a [[protein]] that is responsible for a number of [[disease]]s that affect the [[brain]] and other [[neural]] tissue.   + #*'''1999''', {{w|Matt Ridley}}, ''Genome'', Harper Perennial 2004, p. 277:   + #*:'''Prions''' retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.       =====Translations=====   =====Translations===== Line 24: Line 24:       ===Etymology 2===   ===Etymology 2=== − {{etystub}} + From {{term|Prion}} (former genus name), from {{etyl|grc}} {{term|πρίων||saw|lang=grc}}.   +   + ====Pronunciation====   + *{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈpɹʌɪən/}}       ====Noun====   ====Noun==== Line 50: Line 50:   * [[porin#English|porin]], [[rip on#English|rip on]]   * [[porin#English|porin]], [[rip on#English|rip on]]       + [[Category:en:Birds]]   [[Category:en:Pathology]]   [[Category:en:Pathology]]   [[Category:en:Proteins]]   [[Category:en:Proteins]]

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