oncornavirus

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on·cor·na·vi·rus

(ŏn-kôr′nə-vī′rəs, ŏng-)

Any of a group of viruses that contain single-stranded RNA and cause cancers in birds and mammals.

[Greek onkos, mass, tumor; see oncology + RNA + virus.]

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oncornavirus

(ˈɒŋkɔːnəˌvaɪrəs)

(Biology) any retrovirus which causes tumours

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These viruses are supposed to lie dormant but there is nothing to stop them reactivating in a manner similar to the well known RNA oncogenic viruses (Oncornavirus) or the DNA oncogenic viruses (both inducers of leukemia, sarcomas, carcinomas, gliomas).