different between cytomegalovirus vs fomivirsen

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From the genus name.

Wikispecies cytomegalovirus (plural cytomegaloviruses)

Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that attack the salivary glands

From pho(sphorothioate) +? [Term?] +? -virsen (“antiviral antisense oligonucleotide”).

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fomivirsen (uncountable)

(pharmacology) An antiviral drug used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS.

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