Noun
(genetics) Initialism of copy-number variant, Initialism of copy number variation.
(ophthalmology) Initialism of choroidal neovascularization.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIndeed, even within humans, there has been found to be a previously unappreciated amount of copy number variation (CNV) which can make up as much as 5 – 15% of the human genome. Source: Internet
Y CnV is surrounded by a cloud of gas two and a half light-years across, indicating that in the past it must have been losing mass some 50 times faster than it is now. Source: Internet