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How to pronounce “prion”
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Pronunciation guide for prion
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prion with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- My Quest to Cure Prion Disease — Before It’s Too Late
The report tells us that my mom died of genetic prion disease.
- Definition summary
- (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
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How to pronounce prion
My Quest to Cure Prion Disease — Before It’s Too Late

The report tells us that my mom died of genetic prion disease.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “prion”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
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