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oncomodulation

oncomodulation noun: the modification of the course of a cancer.

Noun

oncomodulation (uncountable)

  1. The modification of the course of a cancer.
    • We will review the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), by now one of relatively better studied herpesviruses, which spectrum of activities may be considered as a prototype for oncomodulation, and compare its pro-oncogenic properties with those of human herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV) and herpes...2011 December, Alexander Kofman, “The roles of viruses in brain tumor initiation and oncomodulation”, in Journal of Neuro-Oncology, volume 105, number 3, page 451

Origin of oncomodulation

From onco- + modulation.

Questions about oncomodulation

What does oncomodulation mean?
Oncomodulation means the modification of the course of a cancer.
What part of speech is oncomodulation?
Oncomodulation is a noun.

Words near oncomodulation in the dictionary

  1. oncomir
  2. oncomiracidia
  3. oncomiracidial
  4. oncomiracidium
  5. oncomirs
  6. oncomodulation
  7. oncomodulator
  8. oncomodulators
  9. oncomodulatory
  10. oncomodulin
  11. oncomouse

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