Protumoral

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Promoting the development of tumors. not-comparable

    "The current studies also imply that macrophages may play harmful roles in advanced GC. This finding is in harmony with studies that suggest that the immune microenvironment may be protumoral rather than antitumoral, despite some conflicting data."

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"The current studies also imply that macrophages may play harmful roles in advanced GC. This finding is in harmony with studies that suggest that the immune microenvironment may be protumoral rather than antitumoral, despite some conflicting data."

Etymology

From pro- + tumoral.

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