EBV

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does EBV mean? 

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

1. the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• EBV (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

EBV; Epstein-Barr virus

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

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

 Context examples 

It is often associated with the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and is commonly seen in AIDS patients.

(Burkitt lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

A preparation of lymphocytes harvested from a patient with an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive tumor.

(Autologous Epstein-Barr Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by an often angiocentric and angiodestructive cellular infiltrate composed of EBV positive NK/T cells.

(Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Autologous Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) that have been genetically modified to express a T-cell chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting the CD19 antigen, with potential immunotherapeutic activity.

(Autologous EBV-CTL CD19CAR zeta, NCI Thesaurus)

EBV, a ubiquitous human herpes virus, is associated with various malignancies, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and other lymphomas.

(Allogeneic Epstein-Barr Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

EBNA1, a sequence-specific DNA binding protein, plays an important role in EBV episomal genome maintenance and gene transactivation.

(MVA-EBNA1/LMP2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL), specifically reactive to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane proteins (LMP) 1 and 2, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Allogeneic LMP1/LMP2-Specific Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers note that EBV infection is not the only factor that contributes to the development of the seven autoimmune conditions discussed in the paper.

(Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune diseases, National Institutes of Health)

A cell-based vaccine composed of autologous lymphoblastoid B cells activated against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in vitro with potential immunoprotective activity.

(Autologous Epstein-Barr Virus-Transformed B-Lymphoblastoid Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by a bimodal age distribution (15-30 years of life and late life) and is often associated with EBV infection.

(classical Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)