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Definition of Papillomavirus

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Medical Definition of Papillomavirus

1. A genus of viruses (family Papovaviridae) containing DNA (MW 5 × 106), having virions about 55 nm in diameter, and including the papilloma and warts viruses of man and other animals, some of which are associated with inductions of carcinoma. Over 70 types are known to infect man and are differentiated by DNA homology. The virus can cause proliferation of the epithelium, which may lead to malignancy. A wide range of animals are infected including humans, chimpanzees, cattle, rabbits, dogs, and horses. Includes the cause of genital warts or condylomata. See: papilloma, Shope papilloma virus, human papilloma virus. Synonym: papilloma virus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papillomavirus

Literary usage of Papillomavirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Human papillomavirus in squamous cell carcinoma, leukoplakia, lichen planus, and clinically normal epithelium of the oral cavity. ..."

2. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"The warts are caused by human papillomavirus, which is strongly ... Genital human papillomavirus infections can also be passed to newborns who are delivered ..."

3. Transgenic Animals: Bibliography January 1991-February 1994 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"However, no cis essential transcription control regions which are necessary for both transformation and replication of BPV-1 or any other papillomavirus ..."

4. Women And HIV Disease: Falling Through the Cracks (1993)
"Cervical cytologic abnormalities and papillomavirus in women infected with ... Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical squamous intraepithelial ..."

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