oncostatin

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noun

Any of a group of pleitropic cytokines.

OriginEnglish statin ← New Latin onco- ← Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos) →
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Meanings

nounoncostatin (plural oncostatins)

plural oncostatins

  1. medicineAny of a group of pleitropic cytokines.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος (ónkos)
  2. New Latinonco-
  3. Englishonco-
  4. Englishstatin
  5. Englishoncostatin

From onco- + statin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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