Oncology: Study of cancer. Opening Statement: The factual presentation by an attorney for one party, which takes place at the beginning of a trial. It summarizes what the attorney plans to present and prove during the trial.
oncology Study of cancer. one-hit model Mathematical model based on the biological theory that a single "hit" of some minimum critical amount of a carcinogen at a cellular target- namely DNA- can initiate an irreversible series of events, ...
oncology : Study of cancer. opacity : The amount of light obscured by particulate pollution in the air; clear window glass has zero opacity, a brick wall is 100 percent opaque.
promoter (in oncology) Agent that induces cancer when administered to an animal or human being who has been exposed to a cancer initiator. promotor Erroneous spelling of promoter (in molecular genetics), found in some literature.
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