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Epstein-Barr virus
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English
Alternative forms
initialism en EBV
Etymology
Named after its discoverers, Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr in 1964.
Noun
en virology Human gammaherpesvirus 4 species, a human herpesvirus of the herpes family and the cause of infectious mononucleosis.
Hypernyms
en herpesvirus
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