phage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”), from φαγ- (phag-), aorist stem of ἐσθίω (esthíō), ἔδω (édō, “to eat, to consume”).
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Noun[edit]
phage (plural phages or phage)
- (microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
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References[edit]
phage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
phage therapy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ^ Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann: Phage or phages. Bacteriophage Ecology Group (BEG) News, vol 14, 2002-10-01
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French[edit]
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
phage m (plural phages)
- Synonym of bactériophage
Further reading[edit]
- “phage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
phage
- Alternative form of fage
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