oncornavirus

Variant of oncovirus

oncovirus definition

onco·virus (äŋ′kə vī′rəs)

noun

any of a group of retroviruses variously causing tumors, sarcomas, and leukemias
also oncornavirus on·cor′·na·vi′rus (äŋ kôr′nə vī′rəs)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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