protumor

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adjective

Promoting the development of tumors.

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Meanings

adjectiveprotumor (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePromoting the development of tumors.

    The importance of Th2 cytokines, including IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13, in the regulation of the protumor functions of TAMs has also been demonstrated in human lung adenocarcinomas.

    2015 August 5, Kazumasa Mori et al., “Tumor-associated macrophages in oral premalignant lesions coexpress CD163 and STAT1 in a Th1-dominated microenvironment”, in BMC Cancer, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + tumor.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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