Attenuated (Crossword clue)
Definitions of “Attenuated”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• Weakened or thinned
• (electronics) of an electrical signal
• Reducing the virulence of an organism, usually a virus
• Attenuated: Weakened, diluted, thinned, reduced, weakened
• To reduce the virulence (infectivity) of a pathogenic microorganism
• Weakened pathogens (organisms that produce disease eg a virus) are attenuated to make them safe when used in a vaccine
• Weakened. Attenuated viruses are often used as vaccines because they can no longer produce disease but still stimulate a strong immune response
• Weakened or treated in such a way as to decrease the ability of a microorganism (such as parasite or virus) to cause infection or disease
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