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megalovirus

megalovirus is the misspelling of cytomegalovirus.

Meaning of cytomegalovirus

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

Questions about megalovirus

What is megalovirus the misspelling of?
Megalovirus is the misspelling of cytomegalovirus.

Words near megalovirus in the dictionary

  1. megalosplenia
  2. megaloud
  3. megaloureter
  4. megalourethra
  5. megalourethras
  6. megalovirus
  7. megalurid
  8. megalurids
  9. megaly
  10. Megalyn
  11. megalyrid

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