HPV

American  

abbreviation

1. human papilloma virus.

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HPV British  

abbreviation

1. human papilloma virus

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Example Sentences

HPV causes cells in the anal canal to grow abnormally and form tumours.

From BBC

However, only a tiny proportion of patients with HPV will develop cancer.

From BBC

The second new division—the specialty, pharma and infectious-diseases business unit—will sell noncancer products, including the HPV vaccine Gardasil, diabetes drug Januvia and newer products such as lung-disease treatment Winrevair.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, kills about 350,000 people annually — but for the last two decades, there’s been a robust, cheap and simple way of preventing much of it: the HPV vaccine.

From Salon

Specifically, it will discuss the “wording of the age for routine HPV vaccination,” vaccination schedule, and draft policy recommendations.

From Salon