human papillomavirus

noun

Any of a large number of virus species or subspecies in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; infection with such a virus is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.

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Meanings

nounhuman papillomavirus (plural human papillomaviruses)

plural human papillomaviruses · alternative human papilloma virus

  1. Any of a large number of virus species or subspecies in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; infection with such a virus is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.

    Synonyms: HPV

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a large number of virus species or subspecies in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; infection with such a virus is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.

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HPV

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 人類乳突病毒 /人类乳突病毒
  • 人類乳突病毒 /人类乳突病毒 (rénlèi rǔtū bìngdú)virus
Finnish ihmisen papillomavirus
  • ihmisen papillomavirusvirus
Hungarian humán papillomavírus
  • humán papillomavírusvirus
Polish wirus brodawczaka ludzkiego
  • wirus brodawczaka ludzkiegovirus
Spanish virus del papiloma humano
  • virus del papiloma humanovirus
Swahili virusi vya papilloma ya binadamu
  • virusi vya papilloma ya binadamuvirus
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MLA

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Chicago

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