cytomegalovirus
noun
a common virus of the herpesvirus family, usually harmless or causing mild colds but capable of producing severe systemic damage in infected newborns and immunosuppressed persons. CMV
cytomegaloviruses
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pluralof cytomegalovirus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Testing of the discards turned up foamy viruses and cytomegaloviruses — both of which also infect humans — almost as effectively as oral swabs taken fromanesthetized captive monkeys.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
