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(VY-rul THAYR-uh-pee)
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| Treatment using a virus that has been changed in the laboratory to find and destroy cancer cells without harming healthy cells. It is a type of targeted therapy. Also called oncolytic virotherapy, oncolytic virus therapy, and virotherapy. |
Previous Definitions: | vinorelbine, vinyl chloride, Vioxx, viral, viral oncolysate | Next Definitions: | viral vector, virotherapy, virtual colonoscopy, virulence, virulent |
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