Associations to the word «Cytomegalovirus»

Wiktionary

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, noun. Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that attack the salivary glands

Dictionary definition

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, noun. Any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats