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granulosis

noun gran·u·lo·sis \ ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-səs \

Definition of granulosis

plural granuloses play \ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-ˌsēz\
: any of several diseases of lepidopteran larvae marked by minute granular inclusions in infected cells and caused by viruses (genus Granulovirus of the family Baculoviridae)

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