PAPOVAVIRUS


Meaning of PAPOVAVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈpō-və-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: pa pilloma + po lyoma + va cuolating + virus

Date: 1962

: any of a former family ( Papovaviridae ) of double-stranded DNA viruses associated with various tumors of mammals that included the papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses

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