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DictionarySeeEpstein-Barr virushuman herpesvirus 4
Ep·stein-Barr vi·rus (EBV), (ep'stīn băr), Avoid the mispronunciation ep'stēn.a herpesvirus in the genus Lymphocryptovirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and is also found in cell cultures of Burkitt lymphoma; associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Synonym(s): EB virus, human herpesvirus 4Ep·stein-Barr vi·rus (EBV) (ep'stīn bahr vī'rŭs) A herpesvirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and is also found in cell cultures of Burkitt lymphoma; associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Synonym(s): human herpesvirus 4. human herpesvirus 4 The Epstein-Barr virus that is shed in the saliva of most adults and causes infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever).Ep·stein-Barr vi·rus(EBV) (ep'stīn bahr vī'rŭs) A herpesvirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and is also found in cell cultures of Burkitt lymphoma; associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Synonym(s): human herpesvirus 4. |