Virus
human papillomavirus
hu·man pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus [ hyoo-mun pa-pih-loh-muh-vy-rus ]
Also called:
HPV
Definitions related to human papillomavirus:
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(hpv) Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of related viruses. They can cause warts on different parts of your body. There are more than 200 types. About 40 of them are spread through direct sexual contact with someone who has the virus. They can also spread through other intimate, skin-to-skin contact. Some of these types can cause cancer. There are two categories of sexually transmitted HPV. Low-risk HPV can cause warts on or around your genitals, anus, mouth, or throat. High-risk HPV can cause various cancers: Cervical cancer; Anal cancer; Some types of oral and throat cancer; Vulvar cancer; Vaginal cancer; Penile cancer. Most HPV infections go away on their own and don't cause cancer. But sometimes the infections last longer. HPV infections are very common. Nearly all sexually active people are infected with HPV soon after they become sexually active. Some people develop warts from certain low-risk HPV infections, but the other types (including the high-risk types) have no symptoms. If a high-risk HPV infection lasts for many years and causes cell changes, you may have symptoms...MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A strain of papillomavirus that can infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A type of virus that can cause abnormal tissue growth (for example, warts) and other changes to cells. Infection for a long time with certain types of human papillomavirus can cause cervical cancer. Human papillomavirus may also play a role in some other types of cancer, such as anal, vaginal, vulvar, penile, oropharyngeal, and squamous cell skin cancers.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any viral organism in humans that can be assigned to the family Papillomaviridae.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Species of papillomavirus causing warts in humans; these benign, squamous epithelial neoplasms can sometimes progress to malignancy.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(human papilloma virus) A large group of viruses that are prevalent in the sexually active population.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) produces epithelial tumors of the skin and mucous membranes. The current classification system for HPV, which is based on similarities in genomic sequences, generally correlates with the 3 clinical categories applied to HPV infection: Anogenital or mucosal (further subclassified as latent [asymptomatic],...WebMD, 2019
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