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-tum-

-tum- infix: a monoclonal antibody that targets a tumor not covered by one of the suffixes -col-, -mel-, -mar-, -got-, -gov-, -pr-/-pro-, or that targets a combination of such tumors.

Infix

-tum-

  1. a monoclonal antibody that targets a tumor not covered by one of the suffixes -col-, -mel-, -mar-, -got-, -gov-, -pr-/-pro-, or that targets a combination of such tumors

Forms of -tum-

alternative form-tu-
alternative form-xi-
alternative form-zu-

Origin of -tum-

From tumor.

Words formed from -tum-

Questions about -tum-

What does -tum- mean?
-tum- means a monoclonal antibody that targets a tumor not covered by one of the suffixes -col-, -mel-, -mar-, -got-, -gov-, -pr-/-pro-, or that targets a combination of such tumors.
What part of speech is -tum-?
-tum- is an infix.

Words near -tum- in the dictionary

  1. -tropy
  2. -tu-
  3. -Tube
  4. -tuber
  5. -tude
  6. -tum-
  7. -tuple
  8. -ture
  9. -twt
  10. -ty
  11. -type

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