MAREK'S DISEASE


Meaning of MAREK'S DISEASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmer-iks- ]

noun

Etymology: József Marek died 1952 Hungarian veterinarian

Date: 1947

: a highly contagious virus disease of poultry that is marked especially by proliferation of lymphoid cells and is caused by either of two herpesviruses (species Gallid herpesvirus 2 and Gallid herpesvirus 3 )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.