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JC virus

JC virus noun: a human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.

Noun (1)

JC virus (plural JC viruses)

  1. A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
    Synonyms:
    JCV, John Cunningham virus

Noun (2)

JC virus (plural JC viruses)

  1. Jamestown Canyon virus

Synonyms of JC virus

  • JCV
  • John Cunningham virus

Forms of JC virus

pluralJC viruses

Origin of JC virus

After the patient, John Cunningham, in whom ZuRhein and Chou identified this virus in 1965 by electron microscopy.

Questions about JC virus

What does JC virus mean?
JC virus means a human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
What part of speech is JC virus?
JC virus is a noun.
What is the plural of JC virus?
The plural of JC virus is JC viruses.

Words near JC virus in the dictionary

  1. jBPM
  2. jbs
  3. JBT
  4. JBW
  5. JC
  6. JC virus
  7. JC viruses
  8. JCA
  9. JCAH
  10. JCAHO
  11. JCB

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