Rous sarcoma
noun
ˈrau̇s- 
: a sarcoma of chickens caused by a retrovirus (species Rous sarcoma virus of the genus Alpharetrovirus)
Word History
Etymology
F. Peyton Rous †1970 American physician
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Rous sarcoma
noun
ˈrau̇s-
: a readily transplantable malignant fibrosarcoma of chickens that is caused by the Rous sarcoma virus
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