Women's Health & Reproductive Medicine

HPV

Also called: Human papillomavirus

What does HPV mean?

A group of viruses, some of which can cause genital warts and some of which increase the risk of cervical and other cancers.

U.S. National Library of Medicine
Understanding Medical Words ↗ National Cancer Institute
Cancer Terms Dictionary ↗ CDC
Vaccine Glossary ↗

This is a plain-language Healthway explanation, not an individual diagnosis. The meaning of a term can change with the clinical context in which it appears.