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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A paramyxovirus that causes respiratory tract infections in mice, rats, and other mammals, used in the laboratory to induce the formation of hybridoma cells that produce monoclonal antibodies.
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- noun a virus, of genus Paramyxovirus, found in
mice but is notpathogenic forhumans ; it has the ability to generateheterokaryons byfusing cells
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Sendai.]
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