Rous sarcoma
[ rous ]
/ raʊs /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
a malignant tumor occurring in the connective tissue of poultry, caused by a transmissible RNA-containing virus.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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after F. P. Rous, who described it in 1910
Words nearby Rous sarcoma
Rous-associated virus, rouse, rouseabout, rouser, rousing, Rous sarcoma, Rous sarcoma virus, Rousseau, Rousseauism, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Roussel
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