papovavirus

[ puh-poh-vuh-vahy-ruhs ]

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noun

Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

plural papovaviruses.

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

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

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