human papillomavirus

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human papillomavirus

noun human papillomaviruses · human papilloma virus

Any of a large number of virus species or subspecies in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; infection with such a virus is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.
Similar: HPV

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noun virus

Español	virus del papiloma humano
中文	人類乳突病毒 /人类乳突病毒 rénlèi rǔtū bìngdú
Kiswahili	virusi vya papilloma ya binadamu

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@misc{human_papillomavirus_2026,
  title = {human papillomavirus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/human%20papillomavirus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}