tumor virus

Noun
  1. A cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm (synset 101374418)
    is a type of: 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
    subtypes: wound tumor virus, wtv - a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers

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