朊病毒

Traditional form:

朊病毒

Pinyin (reading):

ruǎnbìngdú

Definitions:

• prion (pathogen)

Characters:

• 朊 - protein
• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 毒 - poison, venom; drug, narcotic

Traditional characters:

• 朊 - protein
• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 毒 - poison, venom; drug, narcotic