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cytomegalovirus

US/ˌsaɪ.toʊˈmɛ.ɡə.loʊˌvaɪ.rəs/

cytomegalovirus noun: any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.

cytomegalovirus: any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of...
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Noun

cytomegalovirus (plural cytomegaloviruses, abbreviation CMV)

  1. Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
    • The peak period for the development of acute graft-versus-host disease overlaps with the time during which cytomegalovirus infection occurs.1983, Karl G. Blume, Lawrence D. Petz, editors, Clinical Bone Marrow Transplantation, Churchill Livingstone, page 75
    • Prophylactic virostatic treatment with aciclovir did not prevent cytomegalovirus infection in an immune suppressed patient.1989, Klaus Heimann, P. Wiedemann, editors, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Kaden Verlag, page 322

cytomegalovirus meaning in Thai

cytomegalovirus in Thai

genus of herpesviruses
ซัยโตเมกาโลไวรัส sai-dtoo-mee-gaa-loo-wai-rás

Forms of cytomegalovirus

pluralcytomegaloviruses
abbreviationCMV

Origin of cytomegalovirus

Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Cytomegalovirus, equivalent to cyto- + megalo- + virus.

Words formed from cytomegalovirus

Questions about cytomegalovirus

What does cytomegalovirus mean?
Cytomegalovirus means any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.
What is cytomegalovirus in Thai?
Cytomegalovirus in Thai is ซัยโตเมกาโลไวรัส (sai-dtoo-mee-gaa-loo-wai-rás). See Cytomegalovirus meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is cytomegalovirus?
Cytomegalovirus is a noun.
How do you pronounce cytomegalovirus?
Cytomegalovirus is pronounced /ˌsaɪ.toʊˈmɛ.ɡə.loʊˌvaɪ.rəs/ (US).
What is the plural of cytomegalovirus?
The plural of cytomegalovirus is cytomegaloviruses.

Words near cytomegalovirus in the dictionary

  1. cytomechanically
  2. cytomechanics
  3. cytomegalic
  4. cytomegaloviral
  5. cytomegaloviremia
  6. cytomegalovirus
  7. cytomegaloviruses
  8. cytomegaly
  9. cytomembrane
  10. cytomembranes
  11. cytomembranous

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