'Epstein-Barr virus' definitions:
Definition of 'Epstein-Barr virus'
From: WordNet
noun
The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China [syn: Epstein-Barr virus, EBV]
Definition of 'Epstein-Barr virus'
From: GCIDE
- Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.) any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family Herpetoviridae, including among them such human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus (Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox (varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus. [PJC]