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viral load

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: viral burden, viral titre//viral titer

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: càrrega viral — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 病毒載量 /病毒载量 (bìngdú zàiliàng) — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 病毒負荷 /病毒负荷 (bìngdú fùhè) — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Czech: virová nálož — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Finnish: viruskuorma — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • French: charge virale — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • German: Viruslast — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Greek: ιικό φορτίο (iikó fortío) — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Hungarian: vírusterhelés — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Italian: titolazione virale — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Portuguese: carga viral — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Russian: ви́русная нагру́зка (vírusnaja nagrúzka) — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Spanish: carga viral — measure of the severity of a viral infection
  • Ukrainian: ві́русне наванта́ження (vírusne navantážennja) — measure of the severity of a viral infection