oncolyticadj.
/ˌɒŋkə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑnkoʊˈlɪdɪk/, /ˌɑŋkoʊˈlɪdɪk/ Biology.
Of, relating to, or causing oncolysis.
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plasmolysed1883
plasmolysing1883
plasmolytic1885
cytolytic1896
plasmolysable1896
Pfeiffer1897
lipolytic1898
autolytic1900
lytic1902
trypanolytic1907
heterolytic1909
lysed1922
lysing1924
oncolytic1928
phosphorolytic1937
lysogenized1953
1928 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. (ed. 10) 712/2 Oncolytic.
1933 Brit. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 17 754 He finds that in these animals the oncolytic power is nil, and thence concludes that the eye is specially susceptible to attack by new growths.
1952 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 54 945 (heading) Viruses with oncolytic properties and their adaptation to tumors.
1995 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92 9831/2 Gene therapy..holds considerable promise as an approach for delivery of oncolytic molecules to CNS neoplasms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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