English Explanatory Dictionary

oncosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders

Word forms

oncosome oncosomes

Etymology

From onco- + -some.

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