oncornavirus
/ɒŋˈkɔːnəˌvʌɪrəs/Virology
noun
Any retrovirus that causes malignant disease (leukaemia, lymphoma, carcinoma, etc.).
Origin
1970s. From onco- + RNA (here treated as though an acronym rather than an initialism) + virus, after picornavirus.
- perceptibility
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- Perceval, Spencer