human papillomavirus

English

Noun

human papillomavirus (plural human papillomaviruses)

Any of a large number of virus species in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; it is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.

Synonyms

HPV

Translations

virus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人類乳突病毒 (zh), 人类乳突病毒 (zh) (rénlèi rǔtū bìngdú)

Finnish: ihmisen papillomavirus
Spanish: virus del papiloma humano m

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