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contact inhibition

contact inhibition noun: inhibition of cell division in normal (noncancerous) cells when they contact a neighboring cell.

Noun

contact inhibition (uncountable)

  1. Inhibition of cell division in normal (noncancerous) cells when they contact a neighboring cell.

Questions about contact inhibition

What does contact inhibition mean?
Contact inhibition means inhibition of cell division in normal (noncancerous) cells when they contact a neighboring cell.
What part of speech is contact inhibition?
Contact inhibition is a noun.

Words near contact inhibition in the dictionary

  1. contact geometry
  2. contact high
  3. contact highs
  4. contact hitter
  5. contact hitters
  6. contact inhibition
  7. contact juggling
  8. contact language
  9. contact languages
  10. contact lens
  11. contact lenses

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