Definition of cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus

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What does cytomegalovirus mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: cytomegaloviri

cytomegalovirus - any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems

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Wiktionary

cytomegalovirus (Noun)
Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus , that attack the salivary gland s.

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cytomegalovirus
A herpesvirus that can cause infections, including pneumonia (infection of the lungs), gastroenteritis (infection of the gastrointestinal tract), encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), or retinitis (infection of the eye), in immunosuppressed people.