1. any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems; [syn: cytomegalovirus, CMV]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
CMV
n 1: any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial
cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with
impaired immunological systems [syn: cytomegalovirus,
CMV]