CMV
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- noun
- /siː ɛm viː/
- Specialized
- In other words, your persistent CMV infection may be a symptom of an underlying retroviral infection.
- CMV (cytomegalovirus)
- CMV infection
- CMV resistance
Examples
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Cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed if the patient had an acute rise in CMV titers along with a positive culture.
Academic text (1995) -
He's lost the vision in his right eye, and because of the CMV, he will not regain his vision.
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My question is, could CMV cause all this that is happening to me?
Blog text (13) -
AB the the baby tested positive for something called CMV, which affected their hearing.
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In 8 of these 12 patients, either PCP, CMV pneumonia, or both was identified.
Academic text (2007) -
Out of the seven patients with non-fungal pneumonia and normal CXR, autopsy revealed CMV in two and PCP in two patients.
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In the setting of preemptive antiviral therapy, early inception of treatment to avoid exceedingly high CMV loads may improve patients' survival.
Academic text (2018) -
More than half of the global population is infected with CMV, which can cause serious illness in people with weakened immune systems.
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The doctor explained that CMV can lead to birth defects if contracted by pregnant women.
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Symptoms of CMV include enlarged epithelial cells and can be severe in immunocompromised patients.
Synonyms
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A virus that makes infected cells larger and can harm unborn babies and people with weak immune systems
Surface Forms
Etymology
CMV for the virus comes from the full name cytomegalovirus, built from cyto- 'cell' and mega- 'large' plus 'virus'. So it literally means 'large cell virus' because the infection makes cells grow very big, which is why it can cause serious illness or problems at birth.