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cytomegalovirus Definition

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

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

cytomegalovirus Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • human: An Fc receptor for human immunoglobulin G is located within the tegument of human cytomegalovirus.
  • murine: Identification and expression of a murine cytomegalovirus early gene coding for an Fc receptor.
  • congenital: Is there any evidence for the use of ganciclovir in the treatment of babies with affected hearing and/or retinitis associated with congenital cytomegalovirus?

Modifies a noun

  • retinitis: References 1 Carmichael T R, Sher R. Screening for cytomegalovirus retinitis at an AIDS clinic.
  • promoter: The risks involved in using the cytomegalovirus promoter to drive over-expression of the transcription factor are undetermined.
  • infection: The effect of human cytomegalovirus infection on the cell cycle of terminally differentiated myeloid cells.
  • disease: Cytomegalovirus disease of an organ other than the liver, spleen or lymph nodes.
  • protein: TAP is a target for the human cytomegalovirus protein US6, which we have shown prevents peptide translocation by inhibiting ATP binding by TAP.
  • gene: The human cytomegalovirus gene product US6 inhibits ATP binding by TAP.

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