Definition of herpesvirus in English:
herpesvirus
nounˈhəːpiːzˌvʌɪrəsˈhərpizˌvaɪrəs
Medicine Any of a group of DNA viruses causing herpes and other diseases.
Example sentencesExamples
- Previous studies have demonstrated that coinfection with herpesviruses can modulate HIV - 1 replication.
- All tissues were examined for the presence of viral inclusions characteristic of cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus.
- The mechanism of transmitting human herpesvirus 8, the herpesvirus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, is not known.
- Epstein-Barr virus is one of 8 known human herpesviruses.
- Although many people associate the word herpes with genital herpes, the herpesvirus family is made up of nearly 100 kinds of viruses, eight of which cause disease in humans.
Definition of herpesvirus in US English:
herpesvirus
nounˈhərpizˌvaɪrəsˈhərpēzˌvīrəs
Medicine Any of a group of DNA viruses causing herpes and other diseases.
Example sentencesExamples
- Epstein-Barr virus is one of 8 known human herpesviruses.
- The mechanism of transmitting human herpesvirus 8, the herpesvirus associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, is not known.
- Previous studies have demonstrated that coinfection with herpesviruses can modulate HIV - 1 replication.
- Although many people associate the word herpes with genital herpes, the herpesvirus family is made up of nearly 100 kinds of viruses, eight of which cause disease in humans.
- All tissues were examined for the presence of viral inclusions characteristic of cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus.