Het virus
Example: Het virus verspreidt zich snel in drukke openbare ruimtes.
Definition
"Het virus" refers to a microscopic infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms, often causing disease. In medicine, "het virus" is recognized for its ability to spread rapidly, as in the example where it quickly transmits in crowded public spaces.
Etymology
The Dutch term "het virus" comes from the Latin word 'virus,' meaning poison or venom. Did you know? The word originally described any poisonous substance before being adopted in microbiology to define infectious agents invisible to the naked eye.
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"Het virus" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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