Medical term:
polyomavirus
Pol·y·o·ma·vi·rus
(pol'ē-ō'mă-vī'rŭs),A genus of viruses (family Papovaviridae) containing DNA (MW 3 × 106), having virions about 45 nm in diameter, and including viruses oncogenic for animals; includes the polyoma virus of rodents, vacuolating viruses (SV40) of primates, and the BK and JC viruses of humans.
[poly- + G. -ōma, tumor]
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polyomavirus
(pŏl′ē-ō′mə-vī′rəs)n.
Any of a genus of DNA viruses that infect birds and mammals and induce tumors in certain rodents.
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polyomavirus
A small icosahedral, double-stranded oncogenic DNA virus of the Papovaviridae family, which may be used to induce experimental tumours in mice. The polyomavirus may be identified in both domestic and wild rodents.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Pol·y·o·ma·vi·rus
(pol'ē-ō'mă-vī'rŭs)A genus of viruses oncogenic for animals; includes the polyoma virus of rodents, and the BK and JC viruses of humans.
[poly- + G. -ōma, tumor]
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