oncomodulation en · NOUN
Etymology
From onco- + modulation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The modification of the course of a cancer.
We will review the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), by now one of relatively better studied herpesviruses, which spectrum of activities may be considered as a prototype for oncomodulation, and compare its pro-oncogenic properties with those of human herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV) and herpes lymphotropic virus (HHV-6).
2011 December, Alexander Kofman, “The roles of viruses in brain tumor initiation and oncomodulation”, in Journal of Neuro-Oncology, volume 105, number 3, page 451: