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simian virus 40
noun \-ˈfȯrt-ē\
Medical Definition of SIMIAN VIRUS 40
: a double-stranded DNA virus of the genus Polyomavirus (species Simian virus 40) that infects monkeys and has been shown experimentally to cause tumors in laboratory animals (as newborn hamsters)—called also SV40
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