Rous sarcoma


Rous sarcoma

noun \ˈras-\

Definition of ROUS SARCOMA

: a sarcoma of chickens caused by a retrovirus (species Rous sarcoma virus of the genus Alpharetrovirus)

Origin of ROUS SARCOMA

F. Peyton Rous †1970 American physician
First Known Use: circa 1911

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