citomegalovírus

Portuguese

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from taxonomic name Cytomegalovirus, equivalent to cito- +‎ megalo- +‎ vírus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsi.toˌmɛ.ɡa.loˈvi.ɾus/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.tɔˌmɛ.ɡɐ.lɔˈvi.ɾuʃ/ [si.tɔˌmɛ.ɣɐ.lɔˈvi.ɾuʃ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /si.tɔˌmɛ.ɡɐ.lɔˈbi.ɾuʃ/ [si.tɔˌmɛ.ɣɐ.lɔˈβi.ɾuʃ]

  • Hyphenation: ci‧to‧me‧ga‧lo‧ví‧rus

Noun

citomegalovírus m (invariable)

  1. (virology) cytomegalovirus

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