epstein-barr virus

noun

1. a type of herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis. Abbreviation: EBV

noun

1. a virus belonging to the herpes family that causes infectious mononucleosis; it is also implicated in the development of Burkitt’s lymphoma and Hodgkin’s diseaseAbbreviation: EBV

n.

1. A herpesvirus that is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. It is also associated with various types of human cancers.EB virus

1. A virus of the family Herpesviridae and the genus Lymphocryptovirus that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with several types of human cancers. It is named after two of its discoverers, British pathologist Michael Anthony Epstein (born 1921) and British virologist Yvonne M. Barr (born 1932).