Cytomegalovirus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002247",
  "term": "Cytomegalovirus",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CMV"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cytomegalovirus/"
}