Medical Dictionary

oncolysis

noun on·col·y·sis \-ˈkä-lə-səs\
plural on·col·y·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of ONCOLYSIS

:  the destruction of tumor cells
on·co·lyt·ic \ˌäŋ-kə-ˈlit-ik\ adjective
on·co·lyt·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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