any one of a class of viruses that cause tumours, including warts, in humans. Certain strains infect the cervix and have been implicated as a cause of cervical cancer
Abbreviation: HPV
HPV in American English
human papillomavirus
HPV in American English
abbreviation
human papilloma virus
Examples of 'HPV' in a sentence
HPV
It pushed my problems away, swept aside Fiske and Patricia, my managing partner, and my new HPV virus.