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oncolysis

oncolysis noun: the breakdown or destruction of a tumour.

Noun

oncolysis (countable and uncountable, plural oncolyses)

  1. The breakdown or destruction of a tumour.

oncolysis meaning in Tamil

oncolysis in Tamil

புத்தாக்க முறிவு

Forms of oncolysis

pluraloncolyses

Origin of oncolysis

From onco- + -lysis.

Words formed from oncolysis

Questions about oncolysis

What does oncolysis mean?
Oncolysis means the breakdown or destruction of a tumour.
What is oncolysis in Tamil?
Oncolysis in Tamil is புத்தாக்க முறிவு. See Oncolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oncolysis?
Oncolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of oncolysis?
The plural of oncolysis is oncolyses.

Words near oncolysis in the dictionary

  1. oncologists
  2. oncology
  3. oncolysate
  4. oncolysates
  5. oncolyses
  6. oncolysis
  7. oncolytic
  8. oncolytics
  9. oncom
  10. oncomarker
  11. oncomarkers

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