herpesvirus

[ hur-peez-vahy-ruhs ]

noun,plural her·pes·vi·rus·es.
  1. a DNA-containing virus of the family Herpesviridae, certain members of which cause such diseases in humans as oral and genital herpes, infectious mononucleosis, chickenpox, and shingles.

Origin of herpesvirus

1
First recorded in 1920–25; from New Latin; see origin at herpes, virus

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British Dictionary definitions for herpesvirus

herpesvirus

/ (ˈhɜːpiːzˌvaɪrəs) /


noun
  1. any one of a family of DNA-containing viruses that includes the agents causing herpes, the Epstein-Barr virus, and the cytomegalovirus

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