oncolysis

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noun

The breakdown or destruction of a tumour.

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Meanings

nounoncolysis (countable and uncountable, plural oncolyses)

plural oncolyses

  1. countableuncountableThe breakdown or destruction of a tumour.

Origin

From onco- + -lysis.

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APA

oncolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncolysis

MLA

“oncolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oncolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncolysis.

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