Definition of human papillomavirus in US English:
human papillomavirus
nounˌ(h)yo͞omən ˌpapəˈlōməˌvīrəs
A virus with subtypes that cause diseases in humans ranging from common warts to cervical cancer.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are over 70 different subtypes of the human papilloma virus responsible for warts.
- The vaccine immunizes against the human papilloma virus, or HPV, which is the primary cause of cervical cancer.
- If the infection happens to be caused by the human papilloma virus then those slightly abnormal cells have a higher risk of going on to become cancerous.
- All of the women given the drug so far have not developed the human papilloma virus - the cause of most cases of cervical cancer.
- Warts are caused by different strains of the human papilloma virus.