Definition of cytomegalic in English:
cytomegalic
adjective ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)mɪˈɡalɪkˌsīdəmiˈɡalik
Medicine Characterized by enlarged cells, especially with reference to a disease caused by a cytomegalovirus.
cytomegalic inclusion disease
Example sentencesExamples
- Cytomegalovirus is a DNA virus that is related to herpes and causes a disease referred to as cytomegalic inclusion disease.
- CMV pneumonitis was defined purely on a histologic basis by the presence of typical cytomegalic cells with characteristic intracellular inclusions or positive immunolabeling with a CMV-specific antibody.