papillomavirus

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

/ ˌpæp əˈloʊ məˌvaɪ rəs /

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.

Nearby words

papillocarcinoma, papilloma, papilloma virus, papillomatosis, papillomatous, papillomavirus, papillon, papilloretinitis, papillose, papillosity, papillote

Origin of papillomavirus

papilloma + virus

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Medicine definitions for papillomavirus

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.