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papillomavirus

[pap-uh-loh-muh-vahy-ruhs]

noun

plural

papillomaviruses 
  1. any of several viruses of the family Papovaviridae, containing circular DNA, causing papillomas in various animals and responsible for human genital warts.



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Last year researchers from Edinburgh University's Bioquarter set up workshops in local schools to teach pupils about the benefits of immunisation against human papillomavirus.

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Cervical screening involves testing for HPV, human papillomavirus.

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That makes it a bigger risk factor than exposure to UV radiation, poor diet, and infections from pathogens like hepatitis and the human papillomavirus.

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In the latest case, the medical board said in its accusation that Naim told a patient she was beautiful and asked why she was single, and later told her he could have sex with her even with a positive test for human papillomavirus.

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The human papillomavirus, or HPV, causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer.

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