human papillomaviruses

A form of human papillomavirus — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of human papillomavirus
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