| BPPV | benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; bovine paragenital papilloma virus |
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| BPV | benign paroxysmal vertigo; benign positional vertigo; bioprosthetic valve; bovine papilloma virus |
| papova | papilloma-polyoma-vacuolating agent [virus] |
| SPV | selective proximal vagotomy; Shope papilloma virus; sulfophosphovanillin |
| HEV | health and environment; hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus; hepatitis E virus; hepato-encephal... |
| infectious hepatitis virus | <virology> An RNA virus (hepatovirus) in the family Picornaviridae, that is the causative agent of viral hepatitis type A. The virus replicates in hepatocytes and is presumed to reach the intestine via the bile duct. Transmission occurs by the faecal-oral route. Synonym: infectious hepatitis virus. (20 Sep 2002) |
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| infectious pancreatic necrosis virus | The type species of aquabirnavirus, causing infectious pancreatic necrosis in salmonid fish and other freshwater and marine animals including mollusks. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infectious peritonitis virus, feline | A species of coronavirus infecting cats of all ages and commonly found in catteries and zoos. Cats are often found carrying the virus but only a small proportion develop disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infectious porcine encephalomyelitis virus | A picornavirus causing Teschen disease of pigs; the virus is normally a harmless inhabitant of the intestinal tract, but virulent strains cause epizootics of the disease. Synonym: infectious porcine encephalomyelitis virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| equine infectious anaemia virus | <virology> A retrovirus, of the Lentivirinae subfamily, and the cause of equine infectious anaemia. Synonym: swamp fever virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal cell papilloma | A benign skin lesion resulting from excessive growth of the top layer of skin cells. It usually is found in persons over 30 years old and may be few or numerous. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilloma | <oncology, tumour> Benign tumour of epithelium. Warts (caused by papilloma virus) are the most familiar example and each is a clone derived from a single infected cell. (18 Nov 1997) |
| papilloma acuminatum | An obsolete term for condyloma acuminatum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilloma canaliculum | A papillomatous benign tumour arising within the duct of a gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilloma diffusum | Widespread occurrence of papilloma's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilloma durum | A wart, corn, or cutaneous horn. Synonym: hard papilloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilloma inguinale tropicum | A cutaneous eruption, occurring in Colombia, characterised by numerous slender pink vegetations in the inguinal region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilloma, intraductal | A small, often impalpable benign papilloma arising in a lactiferous duct and frequently causing bleeding from the nipple. (12 Dec 1998) |
| papilloma, inverted | A mucosal tumour of the urinary bladder or nasal cavity in which proliferating epithelium is invaginated beneath the surface and is more smoothly rounded than in other papillomas. (12 Dec 1998) |