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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS

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cy⋅to⋅meg⋅a⋅lo⋅vi⋅rus

  [sahy-toh-meg-uh-loh-vahy-ruhs]
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–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
a common virus of the herpesvirus family, usually harmless or causing mild colds but capable of producing severe systemic damage in infected newborns and immunosuppressed persons. Abbreviation: CMV
Origin:
1960–65; cytomegal(ia) (see cytomegalic ) + -o- + virus
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)?
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cy·to·meg·a·lo·vi·rus   (sī'tə-měg'ə-lō-vī'rəs)   
n.   Abbr. CMV
Any of a group of herpes viruses that attack and enlarge epithelial cells. Such viruses also cause a disease of infants characterized by circulatory dysfunction and microcephaly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: cy·to·meg·a·lo·vi·rus
Pronunciation: "sIt-&-"meg-&-lO-'vI-r&s
Function: noun
: aherpesvirus (genus Cytomegalovirus) that causes cellular enlargement and formation of eosinophilic inclusion bodies especially in the nucleus and that acts as an opportunistic infectious agentin immunosuppressed conditions (as AIDS)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cytomegalovirus cy·to·meg·a·lo·vi·rus (sī'tə-měg'ə-lō-vī'rəs)
n.

Abbr. CMV Any of a group of herpes viruses that attack and enlarge epithelial cells. Such viruses also cause a disease of infants characterized by circulatory dysfunction and microcephaly. Also called visceral disease virus.

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