POLYOMAVIRUS


Meaning of POLYOMAVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈō-mə-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin polyoma, from poly- + -oma

Date: 1958

: any of a family ( Polyomaviridae ) of double-stranded DNA viruses that produce tumors in specific mammals — called also polyoma

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