Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of herpesviruses that attack and enlarge epithelial cells. Such viruses also cause a disease of infants characterized by circulatory dysfunction and microcephaly.
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- noun Any of several
herpes viruses , of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that attack thesalivary glands
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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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Examples
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In 2002, UCSF neurosurgeon Charles Cobbs published a novel finding in a prominent cancer journal: nearly all of the two-dozen brain tumors he had analyzed were teeming with a common herpes virus called cytomegalovirus, or CMV.
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For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to de ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to de ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010
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For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to de ...
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The medical ward had run some tests already: He had an organism called cytomegalovirus in his urine, his white blood cell count was low, and one particular class of white cell, the T-lymphocytes, were much fewer than they ought to be.
Boing Boing Maggie Koerth-Baker 2011
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Valganciclovir treats a common AIDS-related infection called cytomegalovirus (CMV) that causes blindness or death.
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Healthy people can usually fight off the virus, called cytomegalovirus, but those with kidney transplants have weakened immune systems and are more susceptible to infection, the authors of the study noted in a news release from the American Society of Nephrology.
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Valganciclovir treats a common AIDS-related infection called cytomegalovirus (CMV) that causes blindness or death.
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The FDA said enough number of other generic companies make the blocked drugs so there should be no shortages, with one exception - Ganciclovir oral capsules, an antiviral drug used to treat an eye infection called cytomegalovirus that is common in HIV patients.
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The FDA said enough number of other generic companies make the blocked drugs so there should be no shortages, with one exception - Ganciclovir oral capsules, an antiviral drug used to treat an eye infection called cytomegalovirus that is common in HIV patients.
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