"BK virus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: BK viruses [plural]
Etymology: From the initials B.K., pertaining to a renal transplant patient whose urine the virus was first isolated from in 1971. Head templates: {{en-noun}} BK virus (plural BK viruses)
  1. A virus very similar to JC virus, ubiquitous and rarely causing disease in healthy people but creating urogenital problems in the immunosuppressed. Wikipedia link: BK virus Categories (lifeform): Viruses Synonyms: BKV [abbreviation], BK polyomavirus, BKPyV
    Sense id: en-BK_virus-en-noun-qlblWaGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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