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papillomavirus Definition

pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus (pap′ə lōmə vī′rəs)

noun

any of a genus (Papillomavirus) of papovaviruses, including the human papillomavirus, that cause papillomas

papillomavirus Usage Examples

Converse of object

transmit: Cervical cancer jab ' in a year ' Gardasil worked against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus ( HPV ).

Adjective modifier

  • bovine: Document Back to previous page 151: Vaccination against bovine papillomavirus in donkeys affected by sarcoids.
  • human: Can human papillomavirus kill cells of the immune system?
  • prophylactic: Prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus ( types 6, 11, 16, and 18 ) L1 virus-like particle vaccine in young women.
  • quadrivalent: Prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus ( types 6, 11, 16, and 18 ) L1 virus-like particle vaccine in young women.

Modifies a noun

  • infection: Vaccination against human papillomavirus infection: a new paradigm in cervical cancer control.
  • DNA: METHODS: Human papillomavirus DNA was detected using the polymerase chain reaction on paraffin embedded material from 82 patients with penile carcinoma.
  • type: A controlled trial of a human papillomavirus type 16 vaccine.
  • testing: Investigation of potential role of human papillomavirus testing in cervical screening.
  • protein: Selected Publications The structural basis for DNA loop formation by the human papillomavirus E2 protein.
  • gene: TA-HPV and TA-CIN - TA-HPV is a vaccinia viral vector, carrying human papillomavirus genes, which is being developed to treat cervical cancer.

Preposition: in

donkey: Document Back to previous page 151: Vaccination against bovine papillomavirus in donkeys affected by sarcoids.

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