oncovirus

English

Etymology

From onco- +‎ virus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/

Noun

oncovirus (plural oncoviruses)

  1. A virus that can cause cancer.
    • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 234:
      Human oncoviruses soon followed and it became apparent that whole classes of cancer, such as cervical cancer, were indeed caused partly by viral infection.
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