oncosome

English

Etymology

From onco- +‎ -some.

Noun

oncosome (plural oncosomes)

  1. A membrane-derived microvesicle that is secreted by cancer cells and transfers oncogenic messages and protein complexes across cell borders
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.