Толковый словарь английского языка - polyhedrosis

noun (plural polyhedroses) Etymology: New Latin, from polyhedron Date: 1947 any of numerous diseases that affect specific insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, that are caused by double-stranded DNA viruses of a family (Baculoviridae) or by reoviruses of a genus (Cypovirus), and that are characterized by dissolution of tissues and accumulation of virus-containing granules in the resultant fluid