Coley's toxin
English
Etymology
Named after the inventor, 19th-century bone cancer surgeon William Coley.
Noun
Coley's toxin (plural Coley's toxins)
- 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.
- A oncotoxic concoction of that family.