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virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome

virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome definition - medical

virus-associated he·mo·phag·o·cyt·ic syndrome (hēˌmō-făgˌə-sĭtˈĭk)

noun
A syndrome that resembles malignant histiocytosis and follows infection with a herpes virus, such as Epstein-Barr virus.

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