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Definition of Epstein-Barr virus

1. Noun. The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China.

Medical Definition of Epstein-Barr virus

1. Species of Herpetoviridae that is responsible for infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever). Discovered in 1964, this virus has been associated with Burkitt's lymphoma in South African children and with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Asian populations. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epstein-Barr Virus

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