Pronunciation: ˌ ep- ˌ st ī n- ' bär-
Function: noun
Etymology: Michael Anthony Epstein b 1921 and Yvonne M. Barr b 1932 English pathologists
Date: 1968
: a herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 4 of the genus Lymphocryptovirus ) that causes infectious mononucleosis and is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma ― abbreviation EBV