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oncosome

oncosome noun: a membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders.

Noun

oncosome (plural oncosomes)

  1. A membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders

Forms of oncosome

pluraloncosomes

Origin of oncosome

From onco- + -some.

Questions about oncosome

What does oncosome mean?
Oncosome means a membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders.
What part of speech is oncosome?
Oncosome is a noun.
What is the plural of oncosome?
The plural of oncosome is oncosomes.

Words near oncosome in the dictionary

  1. oncornavirus
  2. oncornaviruses
  3. oncosimeter
  4. oncosimeters
  5. oncosis
  6. oncosome
  7. oncosomes
  8. oncospheral
  9. oncosphere
  10. oncospheres
  11. oncost

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