释义 |
ep·stein-barr virus \ˌepˌstīn¦bär-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized E&B Etymology: after Michael Anthony Epstein b1921 English pathologist and Yvonne M. Barr b1932 English virologist : a herpesvirus (genus Lymphocryptovirus) that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma — abbreviation EBV; called also EB virus |