prionlike
Examples
“A very rare polymorphism in the prion protein gene recently has been identified that appears to protect⟳ against prion disease; this finding, in addition to providing greater understanding of the prionlike mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders, might lead⟳ to potential treatments.”
“The team also found that the traits followed prionlike inheritance patterns.”
“There is increasing evidence of a rationale for a prionlike mechanism of spread⟳ of other neurodegenerative diseases through a similar seeding mechanism.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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