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noun
Origin:
after M. A. Epstein (born 1921), British pathologist, and Y. M. Barr, British virologist, who isolated the virus in 1964
after M. A. Epstein (born 1921), British pathologist, and Y. M. Barr, British virologist, who isolated the virus in 1964
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Word Origin & History
Epstein-Barr virus
1968, named for British virologist Michael Anthony Epstein and Irish-born virologist Yvonne M. Barr.
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Medical Dictionary
Epstein-Barr virus Ep·stein-Barr virus (ěp'stīn-)
n.
Abbr. EBV
A herpesvirus that is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. It is also associated with various types of human cancers. Also called EB virus.
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Epstein-Barr virus  (ěp'stīn-bär') Pronunciation Key
A virus of the family Herpesviridae and the genus Lymphocryptovirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with several types of human cancers. It is named after two of its discoverers, British pathologist Michael Anthony Epstein (born 1921) and British virologist Yvonne M. Barr (born 1932). |
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