High-risk human papillomavirus
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| High-risk human papillomavirus | |
|---|---|
| Term | High-risk human papillomavirus |
| Short definition | high-risk human papillomavirus (hy-risk HYOO-mun PA-pih-LOH-muh-VY-rus) A type of human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer and other cancers such as cancer of the anus, vagina, vulva, penis and oropharynx. Chronic high-risk human papillomavirus infection can cause cellular changes that, if left untreated, can lead to cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
high-risk human papillomavirus - (pronounced) (hy-risk HYOO-mun PA-pih-LOH-muh-VY-rus) A type of human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer and other cancers such as cancer of the anus, vagina, vulva, penis and oropharynx. Chronic high-risk human papillomavirus infection can cause cellular changes that, if left untreated, can lead to cancer. Also called high-risk HPV
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on High-risk human papillomavirus
- Wikipedia's article - High-risk human papillomavirus
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski