Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epstein-barr virus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: ep-stein-bar-r virus
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Human gammaherpesvirus 4, a human herpesvirus of the herpes family and the cause of infectious mononucleosis.

Etymology

Named after its discoverers, Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr in 1964.

Inflected Forms

Epstein-Barr viruses (plural) EBV (alternative)

Synonyms

ebv

Questions

What does epstein-barr virus mean?: Human gammaherpesvirus 4, a human herpesvirus of the herpes family and the cause of infectious mononucleosis.
Where does epstein-barr virus come from?: Named after its discoverers, Anthony Epstein and Yvonne Barr in 1964.

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