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cytomegalovirus definition

cyto·mega·lo·vi·rus (sīt′ō meg′ə lō vī′rəs)

noun

any of a group of herpesviruses that cause enlargement of the epithelial cells, esp. of the salivary glands, associated with pneumonia and with abnormalities in newborn infants that affect the brain, liver, kidneys, and lungs

Etymology: cyto- + megalo- + virus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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