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Mar·ek's disease | \ ˈmer-iks- 
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\Definition of Marek's disease
: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is marked especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3 of the genus Mardivirus)
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Marek's disease
nounMar·ek's disease | \ ˈmar-iks-, ˈmer- \
\Medical Definition of Marek's disease
: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is characterized especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3)
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