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peyton rous
 

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Noun peyton rous has 1 sense
  1. Rous, Peyton Rous, Francis Peyton Rous - United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970)
    --1 is a kind of diagnostician, pathologist

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Peyton Rous

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Sense(s):

  1. The name of a renowned American pathologist
  2. The name of a crater on the planet Mars

Usage:

Example sentences:

  1. Peyton Rous discovered the Rous sarcoma virus and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1966.
  2. The Peyton Rous crater on Mars is named in honor of the distinguished pathologist.

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