from which phrase is the term “prions” derived?

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From which phrase is the term “prions” derived?

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    Prions, a term derived from the phrase “proteinaceous infectious particle” (1), are the pathogens that cause a group of fatal zoonotic transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) also known as prion diseases.

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