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oncovirus

UK/ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/

oncovirus noun: a virus that can cause cancer.

Noun

oncovirus (plural oncoviruses)

  1. A virus that can cause cancer.
    • Human oncoviruses soon followed and it became apparent that whole classes of cancer, such as cervical cancer, were indeed caused partly by viral infection.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 234

Forms of oncovirus

pluraloncoviruses

Origin of oncovirus

From onco- + virus.

Questions about oncovirus

What does oncovirus mean?
Oncovirus means a virus that can cause cancer.
What part of speech is oncovirus?
Oncovirus is a noun.
How do you pronounce oncovirus?
Oncovirus is pronounced /ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of oncovirus?
The plural of oncovirus is oncoviruses.

Words near oncovirus in the dictionary

  1. oncotypes
  2. oncovaccine
  3. oncovaccines
  4. oncovin
  5. oncoviral
  6. oncovirus
  7. oncoviruses
  8. ONCs
  9. onct
  10. oncula
  11. Ondaatje

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