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papillomavirus

[pap-uh-loh-muh-vahy-ruh s]

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.

Origin of papillomavirus

papilloma + virus

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papillomavirus in Medicine

Papillomavirus

[păp′ə-lō′mə-vī′rəs]

n.

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

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