"oncotarget" meaning in English

See oncotarget in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: oncotargets [plural]
Etymology: onco- + target Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|onco|target}} onco- + target Head templates: {{en-noun}} oncotarget (plural oncotargets)
  1. (medicine) The target of a cancer therapy Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-oncotarget-en-noun-wd4sU20F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with onco- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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