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oncornavirus

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From onco- + RNA + virus, following the pattern of picornavirus.

  1. Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the subfamily Oncornvirinae in the family Retroviridae, that cause tumors in various animals and in humans.
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