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rous

/raʊs/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant un nom de famille, notamment celui de Francis Peyton Rous, pathologiste américain qui a découvert les virus induisant des tumeurs.

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C1formalcommon/raʊs/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a surname, notably associated with Francis Peyton Rous, an American pathologist who discovered tumor-causing viruses.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant un nom de famille, notamment celui de Francis Peyton Rous, pathologiste américain qui a découvert les virus induisant des tumeurs.
  1. Francis Peyton Rous C2 formal american

    An American pathologist and Nobel laureate who discovered that viruses can cause tumors, pioneering the field of viral oncology.

    • Peyton Rous discovered the Rous sarcoma virus in chickens.
    • His work laid the foundation for understanding how viruses cause cancer.
    • Rous received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1966.

    🇫🇷Francis Peyton Rous