Virus
papillomavirus Audio
pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus [ pap-uh-loh-muh-vahy-ruhs ]
Definitions related to papillomavirus:
  • A genus of viruses (family Papovaviridae) containing DNA, having virions about 55 nm in diameter, and including the papilloma and warts viruses of man and other animals, some of which are associated with inductions of carcinoma.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Cause proliferation of epithelium of skin or mucous membranes; usually are host specific; have been isolated from humans, cattle, deer, dogs, goats, horses, rats, and sheep.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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