cytomegalovirus

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noun

any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems

Cytomegalovirus in a sentence

The peak period for the development of acute graft-versus-host disease overlaps with the time during which cytomegalovirus infection occurs.

Prophylactic virostatic treatment with aciclovir did not prevent cytomegalovirus infection in an immune suppressed patient.

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