oncovirus
English
Etymology
From onco- + virus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒŋkəʊvʌɪɹəs/
Noun
oncovirus (plural oncoviruses)
- A virus that can cause cancer.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 234:
- Human oncoviruses soon followed and it became apparent that whole classes of cancer, such as cervical cancer, were indeed caused partly by viral infection.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 234:
Related terms
- oncoviral