cytomegalovirus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsaɪ.toʊˈmɛ.ɡə.loʊˌvaɪ.rəs/ (US)
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Etymology
Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Cytomegalovirus, equivalent to cyto- + megalo- + virus.
Meanings
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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:Additional study is necessary to elucidate the contribution, if any, of cytomegalovirus to the development of this syndrome and to determine optimum therapy.
1994, AHFS Drug Information, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, page 412: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMV | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| cytomegaloviruses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anticytomegalovirus · Human cytomegalovirus
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Translations (30)
el κυτταρομεγαλοϊός (genus of herpesviruses) · cmn 巨細胞病毒 /巨细胞病毒 (genus of herpesviruses) · uk цитомегалові́рус (genus of herpesviruses) · ru цитомегалови́рус (genus of herpesviruses) · ro citomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · pt citomegalovírus (genus of herpesviruses) · yue 巨細胞病毒 /巨细胞病毒 (genus of herpesviruses) · it citomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · es citomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · de Zytomegalievirus (genus of herpesviruses) · ga cítimeigilivíreas (genus of herpesviruses) · sk cytomegalovírus (genus of herpesviruses) · fr cytomégalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · fi sytomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · nl cytomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · eu zitomegalobirus (genus of herpesviruses) · hu citomegalovírus (genus of herpesviruses) · da cytomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · tr sitomegalovirüs (genus of herpesviruses) · eo citomegaloviruso (genus of herpesviruses) · ko 거대세포바이러스 (genus of herpesviruses) · de Cytomegalievirus (genus of herpesviruses) · hy ցիտոմեգալովիրուս (genus of herpesviruses) · io citomegaloviruso (genus of herpesviruses) · th ซัยโตเมกาโลไวรัส (genus of herpesviruses) · pl cytomegalowirus (genus of herpesviruses) · nb cytomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses) · ja サイトメガロウイルス (genus of herpesviruses) · sh citomegalovírus (genus of herpesviruses) · ca citomegalovirus (genus of herpesviruses)