Molecular weight
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| Molecular weight | |
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| Term | Molecular weight |
| Short definition | molecular target - (muh-LEH-kyoo-ler TAR-get) In cancer, a term used to describe certain genes, proteins, and other molecules involved in the growth, spread, and survival of cancer cells that can be used as targets for cancer treatment. Treatments that block molecular targets or the signals they send can kill cancer cells or prevent cancer cells from growing or spreading |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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molecular weight - (pronounced) (muh-LEH-kyoo-ler wayt) The sum of the atomic masses of all the atoms in a molecule, based on a scale where the atomic masses of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen are 1, 12, 14, and 16, respectively. For example, the molecular weight of water with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom is 18 (ie 2 + 16). Also called molecular weight
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