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Rous sarcoma

Rous sar·co·ma [ rówss saar kmə ] (plural Rous sar·co·mas)


noun 
Definition:
 
disease of chickens: a cancerous tumor found in chickens, caused by a tumor-producing RNA virus

[Early 20th century. After Francis Peyton Rous (1879-1970), U.S. physician]
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