Medical term:
Papovaviridae
Papovaviridae
[pah-po´vah-vir″ĭ-de]the papovaviruses, a family of DNA viruses having a virion 40 to 55 nm in diameter with 72 capsomers in skew arrangement. Replication and assembly occur in the nucleus; virions are released by cell destruction. Host range is generally narrow; transmission is by contact or by airborne particles, and many species are oncogenic. There are two genera, Papovavirus and Polyomavirus.
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Pa·po·va·vir·i·dae
(pă-pō'vă-vir'i-dē),A family of small, antigenically distinct viruses that replicate in nuclei of infected cells; most have oncogenic properties. Virions are 45-55 nm in diameter, nonenveloped, and ether resistant; capsids are icosahedral with 72 capsomeres, and they contain double-stranded circular DNA (MW 3-5 × 106). The family includes two genera, Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus.
[papilloma + polyoma + vacuolating]
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Pa·po·va·vir·i·dae
(pă-pō'vă-vir'i-dē)A family of small, antigenically distinct viruses that replicate in nuclei of infected cells; most have oncogenic properties. The family includes the genera Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus.
[papilloma + polyoma + vacuolating]
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Pa·po·va·vir·i·dae
(pă-pō'vă-vir'i-dē)A family of small antigenically distinct viruses that replicate in nuclei of infected cells; most have oncogenic properties. The family includes the genera Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus.
[papilloma + polyoma + vacuolating]
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