human papillomavirus
noun
any papillomavirus infecting humans and having certain genotypes that cause cancerous growths or lesions, especially on the cervix: HPV.
human papillomaviruses
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pluralof human papillomavirus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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For instance, Cervarix is an FDA-approved bivalent vaccine that provides protection against two different types of human papillomaviruses that cause cancer.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 2, 2022
Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by human papillomaviruses - known as HPV.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2022
But that’s not useful, since 85 percent of the population catches at least one of the 100 different human papillomaviruses that circulate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2013
Although he cautions that human papillomaviruses may not necessarily behave the same way, “for the moment we assume that they do”.
From Nature ● Aug. 29, 2012
Helicobacter pylori contributes to the development of gastric cancer, and human papillomaviruses can cause cervical, anal, and a few other forms of cancer.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2011
