CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cytomegalovirus mean? • CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (noun)
The noun CYTOMEGALOVIRUS has 1 sense:
1. any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
Familiarity information: CYTOMEGALOVIRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (noun)
Meaning:
Any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
CMV; cytomegalovirus
Hypernyms ("cytomegalovirus" is a kind of...):
herpes; herpes virus (any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)
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