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cytostasis

cytostasis noun: the prevention of the growth and multiplication of cells.

Noun

cytostasis (uncountable)

  1. The prevention of the growth and multiplication of cells

Origin of cytostasis

From cyto- + stasis.

Questions about cytostasis

What does cytostasis mean?
Cytostasis means the prevention of the growth and multiplication of cells.
What part of speech is cytostasis?
Cytostasis is a noun.

Words near cytostasis in the dictionary

  1. cytosporone
  2. cytosporones
  3. cytospread
  4. cytospreads
  5. cytospun
  6. cytostasis
  7. cytostatic
  8. cytostatically
  9. cytostaticity
  10. cytostatics
  11. cytostimulatory

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