alphapapillomavirus

noun

Any member of the genus Alphapapillomavirus of viruses in the family Papillomaviridae.

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Meanings

nounalphapapillomavirus (plural alphapapillomaviruses)

plural alphapapillomaviruses

  1. Any member of the genus Alphapapillomavirus of viruses in the family Papillomaviridae.

    For instance, most alphapapillomaviruses are found in Homo sapiens, the exceptions being other primate hosts.

    2015 July 6, “A Century of Shope Papillomavirus in Museum Rabbit Specimens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From the genus name.

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