Virus
oncogenic virus
[ ong-kuh-jen-ik vahy-ruhs ]
Subclass of:
Virus
Definitions related to oncogenic viruses:
  • (tumor virus) A virus capable of transforming a cell to a malignant phenotype. (BioTech Life Science Dictionary)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (oncogenic virus) Viruses that produce tumors; see RTs for specific organisms.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Viruses that produce tumors.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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