変異株

hen'i shu

variant strain

新型コロナウイルスの変異株が広がっている。

A variant strain of the novel coronavirus is spreading.

Medicine

technical

A strain of a virus or other organism that has undergone genetic mutation, differing from the original strain.

この変異株は感染力が高いと報告されている。

This variant strain has been reported to be highly infectious.

Often used in the context of viruses, such as COVID-19 variants.

Collocations

This term is frequently used in news reports and scientific discussions about infectious diseases.

Combination of 変異 (hen'i, meaning 'mutation' or 'variation') and 株 (shu, meaning 'strain' or 'lineage').

Commonly used in medical and scientific contexts to describe mutated forms of viruses or bacteria.

変異

mutation or variation

root

株

strain or lineage

root

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