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avianize

transitive verb
avi·​an·​ize
variants: or British avianise \ ˈā-​vē-​ə-​ˌnīz How to pronounce avianise (audio) \
avianized or British avianised; avianizing or British avianising

Medical Definition of avianize

: to modify or attenuate (as a virus) by repeated culture in a developing chick embryo

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