human papillomavirus
human papillomavirus
nounDefinition of HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
: any of numerous papillomaviruses (as of the genera Alphapapillomavirus, Betapapillomavirus, and Gammapapillomavirus) that cause various human papillomas (as genital warts and plantar warts) and include some associated with the production of human cancer —abbreviation HPV
First Known Use of HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
1983
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