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Lansing virus

noun Lan·sing virus \ˈlan-siŋ-\

Medical Definition of LANSING VIRUS

:  a strain of a serotype of the poliovirus that is pathogenic for monkeys and rodents and has been extensively used in studying poliomyelitis—called also Lansing strain

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