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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions abscopal 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 effect. Etymology: From ab ("away from") and Greek scopos "a target for shooting at." Term first described by Dr. R. J. Mole in 1953 in the British Journal of Radiology, "Whole body irradiation- radiobiology or medicine?" . Br. J. Radiol., 26: 234-241, 1953.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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