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Cytomegalovirus

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Noun

1. cmv, cytomegalovirus

any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cytomegalovirus

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noun
a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
. Abbreviation: CMV

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cytomegalovirus

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noun
any of a group of herpesviruses that cause enlargement of the epithelial cells, esp. of the salivary glands, associated with pneumonia and with abnormalities in newborn infants that affect the brain, liver, kidneys, and lungs

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cytomegalovirus

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n. Abbr. CMV
Any of a group of herpesviruses 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, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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