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on|cor|na|vi|rus
on|cor|na|vi|rus «ong KAWR nuh VY ruhs», noun.
any one of a group of viruses that produce tumors and contain ribonucleic acid: »

Professor W. F. H. Jarrett…spoke of the oncornaviruses particularly in fowls, mice and cats, in which they can lead to leukemia or sarcoma (Nature).

[< onco(genic) + RNA + virus]

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  • picornavirus — pi•cor•na•vi•rus [[t]pɪˈkɔr nəˌvaɪ rəs, ˌkɔr nəˈvaɪ [/t]] n. pl. rus•es mcr any of several small, RNA containing viruses of the family Picornaviridae, including poliovirus and the rhinoviruses that cause the common cold • Etymology: 1960–65; pico …   From formal English to slang

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