Rous sarcoma virus


Rous sar·co·ma vi·rus (RSV),

(rows), a sarcoma-producing virus of the Avian type C retroviruses (leukosis-sarcoma complex), family Retroviridae identified by Rous in 1911.

Rous sar·co·ma vi·rus

(RSV) (rows sahr-kō'mă vī'rŭs) A sarcoma-producing virus of the avian leukosis-sarcoma complex identified by Rous in 1911.

Rous,

F. Peyton, U.S. pathologist and Nobel laureate, 1879-1970. Rous sarcoma - a fibrosarcoma caused by certain viruses of family Retroviridae. Synonym(s): avian sarcoma; Rous tumorRous sarcoma virus - a sarcoma-producing virus of the avian leukosis-sarcoma complex identified by Rous in 1911.Rous tumor - Synonym(s): Rous sarcomaRous-associated virus - a leukemia virus.