tumor virus
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Noun | 1. | tumor virus - a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein wound tumor virus, WTV - a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers |
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tu·mor vi·rus
n. virus tumoroso, capaz de producir cáncer.
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