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Phage

phage

1. Synonym for bacteriophage.

2. (Science: suffix) eating, devouring.

Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. A virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria.


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