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foamy virus

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Main Entry: foamy virus
Pronunciation: 'fO-mE
Function: noun
: any of a genus (Spumavirus) of retroviruses that occur in mammals including humanscalled also spumavirus
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foamy virus foam·y virus (fō'mē)
n.
Any of the various retroviruses found in primates and other mammals and characterized by the lacelike changes they cause in monkey kidney cells.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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