All 3 Uses of
virulent
in
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- The sample didn't just test positive; it showed that Henrietta had been infected with multiple copies of HPV-18, which turned out to be one of the most virulent strains of the virus.
Chpt 3.27 *virulent = severely harmful
- What scientists still haven't figured out is why this produced such monstrously virulent cells both in and out of Henrietta's body, especially since cervical cancer cells are some of the hardest of all cells to culture.†
Chpt 3.27
- It was widely known, Rifkin pointed out, that HeLa was "an extraordinarily virulent and infectious line of cells" that could contaminate other cultures.†
Chpt 3.27
Definition:
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(virulent) of disease: very bad -- perhaps very contagious
or
harsh or hateful