Cytomegalo virusとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Cytomegalovirus, equivalent to cyto- +‎ megalo- +‎ virus.

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cytomegalovirus (plural cytomegaloviruses, abbreviation CMV)

1. (virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands of certain primates, including humans.

   Hypernym: betaherpesvirus

   • 1983, Karl G. Blume, Lawrence D. Petz, editors, Clinical Bone Marrow Transplantation, Churchill Livingstone, page 75:

     The peak period for the development of acute graft-versus-host disease overlaps with the time during which cytomegalovirus infection occurs.

   • 1989, Klaus Heimann, P. Wiedemann, editors, Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, Kaden Verlag, page 322:

     Prophylactic virostatic treatment with aciclovir did not prevent cytomegalovirus infection in an immune suppressed patient.

   • 1994, AHFS Drug Information, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, page 412:

     Additional study is necessary to elucidate the contribution, if any, of cytomegalovirus to the development of this syndrome and to determine optimum therapy.

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