CMV

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does CMV mean? 

• CMV (noun)
  The noun CMV has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems

  Familiarity information: CMV used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CMV (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

CMV; cytomegalovirus

Hypernyms ("CMV" is a kind of...):

herpes; herpes virus (any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)

 Context examples 

CMV is present in the majority of GBM tumors.

(Anti-HER2-CAR Autologous CMV-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

Infusion of these CTLs into stem cell transplant recipients may prevent CMV and AdV viral disease.

(Allogeneic CMV/AdV-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

MoAb C-58 recognizes the p51 protein of viral capsid, thereby this agent might be used for the early detection or treatment of CMV infection.

(Monoclonal Antibody C-58, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, acyclic, monophosphate nucleotide analog of deoxycytidine with antiviral activity, and mostly used against cytomegalovirus (CMV).

(Cidofovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A peptide derived from cytomegalovirus (CMV) internal matrix protein pp65.

(CMV N495 Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)

CMVpp65, a tegument protein of the herpes virus CMV, is the main viral antigen found in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) after viral infection and may activate cell-mediated immunity.

(CMVpp65-A*0201 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

After an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), infusion of these CTLs primed towards Adv, CMV and EBV may prevent viral infection by these pathogens.

(Adenovirus/Cytomegalovirus/Epstein-Barr Virus-specific Allogeneic Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant type 5 adenovirus (Ad5), encoding the gene for the human sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) linked to the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, with potential gene transfection activity.

(Ad5-CMV-NIS, NCI Thesaurus)

A replication-defective adenoviral-CMV vector that encodes a wild-type p53 gene.

(Ad5CMV-p53 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A peptide-based vaccine containing a pan HLA DR-binding epitope (PADRE) fused to a cytomegalovirus (CMV) peptide epitope, with potential anti-viral and immunomodulating activities.

(PADRE-CMV Fusion Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)