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cytomegalovirus

noun

cy·​to·​meg·​a·​lo·​vi·​rus ˌsī-tə-ˌme-gə-lō-ˈvī-rəs How to pronounce cytomegalovirus (audio)
1
: a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 5 of the genus Cytomegalovirus) that in healthy individuals causes an infection that is asymptomatic or is accompanied by mild symptoms (such as fever or fatigue) but in immunocompromised individuals and newborns may cause an infection marked by serious, sometimes life-threatening symptoms (such as pneumonia, hepatitis, retinitis, brain inflammation, or seizures)
2
: infection with or disease caused by the cytomegalovirus
abbreviation CMV

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Moderna also has a cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine about to enter phase 3 trials that has six mRNAs, and has preclinical data on another comprising 10 mRNAs. Laura Defrancesco, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 For example, some small studies during the pandemic offered hints that severe COVID-19 is associated with a quickening of latent cytomegalovirus or herpes simplex virus. Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021 As of right now, there are no medications that can prevent a cytomegalovirus infection. Maggie O'neill, Health.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Moderna’s only current product is its Covid-19 vaccine, but the company is developing other vaccines against Zika, influenza, cytomegalovirus and other pathogens that could be made at the plant and meet demand in Africa. Peter Loftus, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021 The technology has been studied and tested for decades, including in the development of vaccines for flu, Zika, rabies and cytomegalovirus. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2021 The lawsuit says Monroe-Lynch was inseminated with sperm from a donor who was a carrier for cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a herpes virus that causes severe birth defects or fetal death if contracted during pregnancy. Stephen Singer, courant.com, 29 June 2021 Unlike human cytomegalovirus, the coronavirus doesn’t seem capable of hiding inside our bodies in the same way for decades. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2021 In work that has not yet been published, Zhu’s team loaded up the cytomegalovirus with anti-aging gene targets, including telomerase. Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cytomegalia + -o- + virus

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cytomegalovirus was in 1960

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