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Definition of virulence
: the quality or state of being virulent: such asa : extreme bitterness or malignity of temper : rancorb : malignancy, venomousness the virulence of a diseasec : the relative capacity of a pathogen to overcome body defenses
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Examples of virulence in a Sentence
I was surprised by the virulence of the criticism.
Recent Examples of virulence from the Web
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The attack almost seemed a natural, if sick, extension of the virulence that surrounds the country’s increasingly tribal politics.
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After a stormy campaign marked by scandal, virulence and terrorism, voters face a choice Sunday between centrist pro-European Union Macron and his far-right anti-euro rival, Marine Le Pen.
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South Korea is probably more susceptible to North Korea’s virulence than any other country.
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The goal is to investigate whether bacteria held in the microgravity of space become more virulent — this was done earlier with salmonella — and then to determine whether any new virulence markers suggest targets for a potential staph vaccine.
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First Known Use of virulence
1617
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of virulence
: the quality or state of being virulent: asa: relative severity and malignancy ameliorate the virulence of a diseaseb: the relative capacity of a pathogen to overcome body defenses—compare infectivity
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