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2 definitions found for Epstein-Barr virus
Epstein-Barr virus n 1: the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China [syn: Epstein-Barr virus, EBV]
Epstein-Barr virus noun Etymology: Michael Anthony Epstein b1921 and Yvonne M. Barr b1932 English pathologists Date: 1968 a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 4 of the genus Lymphocryptovirus) that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma — abbreviation EBV |
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