lymphocytic choriomeningitisvirus

lym·pho·cyt·ic cho·ri·o·men·in·gi·tisvi·rus

(lim'fō-sit'ik kōr'ē-ō-men'in-jī'tis vī'rŭs) An RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infection may be inapparent, but sometimes the virus causes influenzalike disease, meningitis, or, rarely, meningoencephalomyelitis.