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cytomegalovirus (SY-tuh-meh-guh-loh-VY-rus)

 A virus that may be carried in an inactive state for life by healthy individuals. It is a cause of severe pneumonia in people with a suppressed immune system, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplantation or those with leukemia or lymphoma. Also called CMV.



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