papovavirus
[ puh-poh-vuh-vahy-ruh s ]
/ pəˈpoʊ vəˌvaɪ rəs /
noun, plural pa·po·va·vi·rus·es. Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
Origin of papovavirus
1962;
pa(pilloma) +
po(lyoma) +
va(cuolating) (representing three virus groups in the order in which they became known) +
virus
Words nearby papovavirus
papistical,
papistry,
papoose,
papoose-root,
papovaviridae,
papovavirus,
papp,
pappadam,
pappardelle,
pappenheimer,
pappenheimer body
Medical definitions for papovavirus
papovavirus
[ pə-pō′və-vī′rəs ]
n.
A virus of the family Papovaviridae.