human papilloma virus

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   any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors

   Broaderpapovavirus

Questions about human papilloma virus

What does human papilloma virus mean?

human papilloma virus means "any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors".

Is human papilloma virus a common word?

human papilloma virus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.