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oncornavirus

American  
[ong-kawr-nuh-vahy-ruhs, -kawr-nuh-vahy-] / ɒŋˈkɔr nəˌvaɪ rəs, -ˌkɔr nəˈvaɪ- /
Also oncovirus

noun

Pathology.

plural

oncornaviruses

  1. any of various RNA viruses that cause tumors in humans and other animals.

Etymology

Origin of oncornavirus

1965–70; onco- + RNA + virus

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