POLYOMA VIRUS


Meaning of POLYOMA VIRUS in English

/pol'ee oh"meuh/

a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.

[ 1955-60; POLY- + -OMA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .