PAPILLOMAVIRUS


Meaning of PAPILLOMAVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1960

: any of a genus ( Papillomavirus of the family Papillomaviridae ) of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause papillomas and are sometimes associated with human cancers of the genital tract and especially of the cervix

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.