avir·u·lent
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Definition of avirulent
: not virulent or pathogenic : not capable of causing disease
avirulent strains of salmonellae avirulent viruses
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avirulent
adjective
avir·u·lent
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Medical Definition of avirulent
: not virulent
an avirulent tubercle bacillus
— compare nonpathogenic
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