papillomavirus

[ pap-uh-loh-muh-vahy-ruhs ]

/ ˌpæp əˈloʊ məˌvaɪ rəs /

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noun, plural pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus·es.

any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.

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Origin of papillomavirus

papilloma + virus

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How to use papillomavirus in a sentence

The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He became delirious, his heartbeat grew ragged, his blood teemed with the virus, and his lungs, liver and kidneys began to fail.
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By May 27, five people had succumbed to the virus and 16 more were infected.
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The current FDA-approved measles vaccine consists of live but weakened measles virus that is injected into the arm.
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The fact that the virus is still alive has sustained many safety concerns, both rational and irrational, about its use.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If there is neuritis from the virus it becomes intense and causes muscular contractions, paresis, and paralysis.
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(p. 442) But it was the more poisonous virus of Secession which finally laid their proud city low.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
The scientists of Sator knew that the virus was virulent; in fact, too virulent for its own good.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell
They knew that shortly after every Nansalian died, the virus, too, would be dead.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell
It killed the host every time, and the virus could not live outside a living cell.
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Medical definitions for papillomavirus (1 of 2)

papilloma virus

A DNA virus of the genus Papillomavirus.

Medical definitions for papillomavirus (2 of 2)

Papillomavirus

[ păp′ə-lō′mə-vī′rəs ]

A genus of DNA-containing viruses including the papilloma and wart viruses of humans and other animals.