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polyoma virus

[ pol-ee-oh-muh ]

noun

  1. a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyoma virus1

First recorded in 1955–60; poly- + -oma

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