abscopal

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκοπός“target, aim”
2. Latin · derived fromab“away from”
3. English todayabscopal

From Latin ab (“away from”) and Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “target, aim”). Term first described by Dr. R. J. Mole in 1953 in the British Journal of Radiology, "Whole body irradiation- radiobiology or medicine?" . Br. J. Radiol., 26: 234-241, 1953.

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