POLYOMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice

Synonyms:

polyoma; polyoma virus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("polyoma" is a kind of...):

papovavirus (any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas)

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