Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hpv

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: hpv
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of human papillomavirus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of human-powered vehicle.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of hydrogen peroxide vapor.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Vaccination against some HPV strains can drastically decrease cervical cancer risk."
"Men who lost out on the HPV vaccine while in school will now be able to avail of it free up to the age of 22 years under an expanded roll out from next Tuesday."

Usage

Inflected Forms

HPVs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

HPGP LHP HP

Synonyms

VHP

Questions

What does hpv mean?: Initialism of human papillomavirus.

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