papovavirus

[puh-poh-vuh-vahy-ruhs]

noun

Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

plural

papovaviruses 

1. any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of papovavirus¹

1962; pa(pilloma) + po(lyoma) ( def. ) + va(cuolating) (representing three virus groups in the order in which they became known) + virus