| Health / Medical Topics |
Cytomegalovirus
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A virus that may be carried in an inactive state for life by healthy individuals. It is a cause of severe pneumonia in people with a suppressed immune system, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplantation or those with leukemia or lymphoma. Also called CMV. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A genus of the family herpesviridae, subfamily betaherpesvirinae, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Cytomegalovirus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
A herpesvirus infection caused by Cytomegalovirus. Healthy individuals generally do not produce symptoms. However, the infection may be life-threatening in affected immunocompromised…
An abnormal cell that contains intranuclear and intracytoplasmic cytomegalovirus inclusion bodies.
Any cell death process resulting from rupture of cell membranes and loss of cytoplasm.
The study of cells using a microscope.
Technique or procedure for manipulation of cells and analysis of cell properties and subcellular features.
A diagnostic test utilized to examine and define cellular anatomy or function. The test results are often used by a clinician to…
