oncolysisn.
/ɒŋˈkɒlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ɑnˈkɑləsəs/, /ɑŋˈkɑləsəs/ Biology.
The absorption or destruction of a tumour.
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autodigestion1879
plasmolysis1883
cytolysis1896
phagolysis1898
autolysis1900
heterolysis1902
lysis1902
trypanolysis1905
chromatolysis1908
oncolysis1928
plasmolysability1950
induction1951
lysogenization1953
lysogenizing1961
1928 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. (ed. 10) 712/2 Oncolysis.
1952 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 54 945 Oncolysis, by viral action, has not been studied very thoroughly until recently.
1972 Nature New Biol. 5 July 8/1 No oncolysis occurred when subcutaneous tumours were treated with BEV.
1998 New Scientist 26 Sept. 65/1 (advt.) Recently, we have developed..a technology which is applicable to viral vectors and anti cancer therapies using replicating viruses (viral oncolysis).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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