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Epstein-Barr virus Definition

Epstein-Barr virus (-bär′)

noun

a herpesvirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and may cause various forms of cancer

Etymology: after M. A. Epstein (1921-) & Y. M. Barr (1932-), Brit scientists who isolated it in 1964

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