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cytoresistance

cytoresistance noun: cellular resistance to injury.

Noun

cytoresistance (uncountable)

  1. cellular resistance to injury
    • The dramatic increase in cholesterol content that follows the induction of experimental acute renal failure characterises the acquired cytoresistance response, i.e. the partial renal resistance to further ischemic or toxic damage [4 –5 ].2015 November 6, “The Tm7sf2 Gene Deficiency Protects Mice against Endotoxin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of cytoresistance

From cyto- + resistance.

Questions about cytoresistance

What does cytoresistance mean?
Cytoresistance means cellular resistance to injury.
What part of speech is cytoresistance?
Cytoresistance is a noun.

Words near cytoresistance in the dictionary

  1. cytoreducing
  2. cytoreduction
  3. cytoreductions
  4. cytoreductive
  5. cytoreproductive
  6. cytoresistance
  7. cytorhabdovirus
  8. cytorhabdoviruses
  9. cytoribosome
  10. cytoribosomes
  11. cytorrhysis

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