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oncostatic

oncostatic adjective: that halts the spread of a cancer.

Adjective

oncostatic (not comparable)

  1. That halts the spread of a cancer
    • Here, we have used a previously validated model of exposure to DEN [27 ] to address the effects of melatonin on HCC. Melatonin is known to present oncostatic properties by enhancing antioxidant systems and immune mechanisms, and modulating pathways that control cell cycle and cell growth [33 –35 ].2015 December 12, “Melatonin Activates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in Rats with Diethylnitrosamine-Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of oncostatic

From onco- + static.

Words that rhyme with oncostatic

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Questions about oncostatic

What does oncostatic mean?
Oncostatic means that halts the spread of a cancer.
What part of speech is oncostatic?
Oncostatic is an adjective.

Words near oncostatic in the dictionary

  1. oncosphere
  2. oncospheres
  3. oncost
  4. oncostain
  5. oncostains
  6. oncostatic
  7. oncostatin
  8. oncostatins
  9. oncostation
  10. oncostman
  11. oncostmen

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