: a sarcoma of chickens caused by a retrovirus (species Rous sarcoma virus of the genus Alpharetrovirus)
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His early medical research probed the Rous sarcoma retrovirus, a cancer-causing virus that was first observed in birds.
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Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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Rous sarcoma
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: a readily transplantable malignant fibrosarcoma of chickens that is caused by the Rous sarcoma virus
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