Microorganism vs Virus - What's the difference?
microorganism | virus |
(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
(archaic) Venom, as produced by a poisonous animal etc.
(pathology, microbiology, virology) A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism.
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A disease caused by these organisms.
(computing) A program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as CDs, USB drives, floppy disks, etc., often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.
As nouns the difference between microorganism and virus
is that microorganism is while virus is virus.microorganism
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(wikipedia microorganism)Alternative forms
* micro-organism *Noun
(en noun)- The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.
See also
* macroorganism English words with vowel pseudo-digraphs ----virus
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Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia virus) (Virus)Katie L. Burke
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- Viruses are the smallest and most simplified forms of life.