Epstein-Barr virus

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Alternative forms

  • (initialism) EBV

Etymology

Named after its discoverers, Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr in 1964.

Noun

Epstein-Barr virus (plural Epstein-Barr viruses)

  1. (virology) Human gammaherpesvirus 4, a human herpesvirus of the herpes family and the cause of infectious mononucleosis.

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