German

Noun

Prion m ‎(genitive Prions, plural Prionen)

1. prion (etiologic agent of TSE)

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹiːɒn/, /ˈpɹʌɪən/

Noun

prion ‎(plural prions)

1. (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 277:

     Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.

Derived terms

• prion disease

Translations

Etymology 2

From Prion (former genus name), from Ancient Greek πρίων ‎(príōn, “saw”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹʌɪən/

Noun

prion ‎(plural prions)

1. A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.

Translations

See also

• bovine spongiform encephalopathy
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
• kuru
• mad cow disease
• New Variant Cruetzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• scrapie
• viroid

Anagrams

• porin, rip on, Ripon

French

Noun

prion m ‎(plural prions)

1. prion

Spanish

Alternative forms

• prión

Noun

prion m ‎(plural príones)

1. prion