ONCOVIRUS


Meaning of ONCOVIRUS in English

ˈäŋkōˌ, ˈän-ˌ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from onco- + virus (I)

: any of the retroviruses that cause tumor formation and are now placed in several distinct genera but were formerly included in their own subfamily (Oncovirinae)

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