papillomavirus

/pap-uh-loh-muh-vahy-ruhs/US // ˌpæp əˈloʊ məˌvaɪ rəs //

乳头瘤病毒,乳头状瘤病毒,乳头瘤状病毒,乳突病毒

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural pap·il·lo·ma·vi·rus·es.
- : any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.

Cervical cancer is most often caused by the human papillomavirus, a type of sexually transmitted infection, and a vaccine that prevents many strains of HPV has been available since 2006.
Much of this increase is due to human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that is also strongly linked to cervical cancer.