Oncovirus

//ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A virus that can cause cancer.

    "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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tumorvirus

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"Human oncoviruses soon followed and it became apparent that whole classes of cancer, such as cervical cancer, were indeed caused partly by viral infection."

Etymology

From onco- + virus.

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