Virus
epstein-barr virus Audio
[ ep-stahyn bahr ]
Subclass of:
Lymphocryptovirus Genus
Definitions related to epstein-barr virus:
  • (human herpesvirus 4) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Human Herpesvirus 4.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A common virus that remains dormant in most people. It has been associated with certain cancers, including Burkitt's lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A 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.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (epstein barr virus) Infects B-cells in humans; thought to be the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis and is strongly associated with oral hairy leukoplakia, Burkitt lymphoma, and other malignancies.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (herpesvirus 4, human) The type species of LYMPHOCRYPTOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting B-cells in humans. It is thought to be the causative agent of INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS and is strongly associated with oral hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY;), BURKITT LYMPHOMA; and other malignancies.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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