Epstein-Barr virus
noun
Ep·stein-Barr virus
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Definition of Epstein-Barr virus
: a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 4 of the genus Lymphocryptovirus) that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma
—abbreviation EBV
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Epstein-Barr virus
noun
Ep·stein-Barr virus
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Medical Definition of Epstein-Barr virus
: a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 4 of the genus Lymphocryptovirus) that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma
—abbreviation EBV
— called also EB virus