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papillomavirus

UK/papɪˈləʊməvʌɪɹəs/

papillomavirus noun: any of various viruses that cause warts.

papillomavirus: any of various viruses that cause warts
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Noun

papillomavirus (plural papillomaviruses)

  1. Any of various viruses that cause warts.
    1. Now specifically, a member of the family Papillomaviridae.

Forms of papillomavirus

pluralpapillomaviruses
alternative formpapilloma virus
alternative formPV

Origin of papillomavirus

From papilloma + virus.

Words formed from papillomavirus

Questions about papillomavirus

What does papillomavirus mean?
Papillomavirus means any of various viruses that cause warts.
What part of speech is papillomavirus?
Papillomavirus is a noun.
How do you pronounce papillomavirus?
Papillomavirus is pronounced /papɪˈləʊməvʌɪɹəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of papillomavirus?
The plural of papillomavirus is papillomaviruses.

Words near papillomavirus in the dictionary

  1. papillomatosis coronae glandis
  2. papillomatosis coronae penis
  3. papillomatotic
  4. papillomatous
  5. papillomaviral
  6. papillomavirus
  7. papillomaviruses
  8. papillon
  9. Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome
  10. Papillon-Léage and Psaume syndrome
  11. papillons

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