papovavirus

noun pa·po·va·vi·rus \pə-ˈpō-və-ˌvī-rəs\

Definition of PAPOVAVIRUS

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

papilloma + polyoma + vacuolating + virus

First Known Use: 1935

Medical Dictionary

noun pa·po·va·vi·rus \pə-ˈpō-və-ˌvī-rəs\

: any of the papillomaviruses and polyomaviruses

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