Meanings
JC virus1
nounJC virus (plural JC viruses)
plural JC viruses
- A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
Synonyms: JCV, John Cunningham virus
JC virus2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
Similar
JCVJohn Cunningham virus
Also see
Origin
After the patient, John Cunningham, in whom ZuRhein and Chou identified this virus in 1965 by electron microscopy.
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