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Coley's toxin
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English
Etymology
Named after the inventor, 19th-century bone cancer surgeon en William Coley.
Noun
A family of anti-cancerous toxins containing heat-killed strep bacteria in combination with other live bacteria, used as an injection into tumours, that can reduce or eliminate the cancers.
An oncotoxic concoction of that family.
Further reading
Coley's toxins
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