Oncovirus Definition

ŏnkə-vīrəs, ŏng-
noun
Any of a group of retroviruses variously causing tumors, sarcomas, and leukemias.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oncovirus

Noun

Singular:
oncovirus
Plural:
oncoviruses

Origin of Oncovirus

  • Greek onkos mass, tumor oncology virus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From onco- +"Ž virus.

    From Wiktionary

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