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papovavirus
[ puh-poh-vuh-vahy-ruhs ]
noun
, Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
, plural pa·po·va·vi·rus·es.
- any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of papovavirus1
1962; pa(pilloma) + po(lyoma) ( def ) + va(cuolating) (representing three virus groups in the order in which they became known) + virus
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