abscopal

  • 1abscopal — relativo al efecto que la irradiación de un tejido ejerce sobre otro tejido no irradiado Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …

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  • 2abscopal — adjective Denoting the effect that irradiation of a tissue has on remote nonirradiated tissue. The regression of a liver tumor after irradiation of bone that the tumor metastasized to is an example of the abscopal effect …

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  • 3abscopal — Denoting the effect that irradiation of a tissue has on remote nonirradiated tissue. [ab + G. skopos, target, + al] * * * ab·sco·pal ab skō pəl adj relating to or being an effect on a nonirradiated part of the body that results from irradiation… …

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  • 4Bystander effect (radiobiology) — The Bystander Effect (or Abscopal Effect ) is the phenomenon when unirradiated cells exhibit irradiated effects from nearby radiation treatment.Referenceshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15070061 …

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  • 5effect — The result or consequence of an action. [L. efficio, pp. effectus, to accomplish, fr. facio, to do] abscopal e. a reaction produced following irradiation but occurring outside the zone of actual radiation absorption. additive e. an e. wherein two …

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