Medical Dictionary
retrovirus
noun ret·ro·vi·rus \ˈre-trō-ˌvī-rəs\
Medical Definition of RETROVIRUS
: any of the family Retroviridae of single-stranded RNA viruses—called also RNA tumor virus
—ret·ro·vi·ral \-rəl\ adjective
—ret·ro·vi·ral·ly \-ē\ adverb
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up retrovirus? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).