oncolysis — noun The breakdown or destruction of a tumour See Also: oncolytic … Wiktionary
oncolysis — on·col·y·sis … English syllables
oncolysis — n. the destruction of tumours and tumour cells. This may occur spontaneously or, more usually, in response to treatment with drugs or by radiotherapy … The new mediacal dictionary
oncolysis — The breakdown, or lysis, of a tumor. This can occur by mechanical means, chemicals, or infectious agents such as viruses. Oncolytic viruses do not lyse most normal cells … English dictionary of cancer terms
oncolysis — … Useful english dictionary
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
Oncolytic virus — An oncolytic virus is a virus that preferentially infects and lyses cancer cells; these have obvious functions for cancer therapy, both by direct destruction of the tumour cells, and, if modified, as vectors enabling genes expressing anticancer… … Wikipedia
oncolytic — adjective That breaks up cancer cells See Also: oncolysis … Wiktionary
oncolytic — Pertaining to, characterized by, or causing oncolysis … Medical dictionary
Onyx-015 — is an experimental oncolytic virus created by genetically engineering an adenovirus.[1] It has been trialed as a possible treatment for cancer. The E1B 55kDa gene has been deleted allowing the virus to selectively replicate in and lyse p53… … Wikipedia
