downstaging
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to:
navigation
,
search
English
[
edit
]
Etymology
[
edit
]
From
down-
+
stage
+
-ing
.
Noun
[
edit
]
downstaging
(
plural
downstagings
)
(
oncology
)
A
reduction
in the
stage
of a
cancer
, from a more to a less threatening stage.
2014
, Nicholas J. Zyromski,
Handbook of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
[1]
,
→ISBN
:
The goal of
downstaging
is to decrease the size and number of tumors in patients who do not meet the criteria for transplantation on initial evaluation.
Categories
:
English words prefixed with down-
English words suffixed with -ing
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
en:Oncology
Navigation menu
Personal tools
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Namespaces
Entry
Discussion
Variants
Views
Read
Edit
History
More
Search
Navigation
Main Page
Community portal
Preferences
Requested entries
Recent changes
Random entry
Help
Glossary
Donations
Contact us
Tools
What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
In other languages
Print/export
Create a book
Download as PDF
Printable version