English Explanatory Dictionary

JC virus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
noun
  1. Jamestown Canyon virus

Word forms

JC virus JC viruses

Etymology

After the patient, John Cunningham, in whom ZuRhein and Chou identified this virus in 1965 by electron microscopy.

Synonyms

JCV John Cunningham virus
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