verb
- to adapt (a virus or vaccine) for growth in bird embryos or avian cells, typically to modify its properties for medical or research purposes
Usage: technical; medical/virology
Examples
- Researchers avianized the influenza virus to study its behavior in avian hosts.
- The vaccine was avianized through serial passage in chicken embryos.
- Scientists avianize certain pathogens to reduce their virulence for human use.
- The team decided to avianize the strain to better understand cross-species transmission.