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pathomimetic

pathomimetic adjective: that mimics a pathological condition.

Adjective

pathomimetic (not comparable)

  1. That mimics a pathological condition
    • To image, localize and quantify collagen IV degradation in real-time we used 3D pathomimetic breast cancer models designed to mimic the in vivo microenvironment of breast cancers.2015 November 13, “Imaging Sites of Inhibition of Proteolysis in Pathomimetic Human Breast Cancer Cultures by Light-Activated Ruthenium Compound”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of pathomimetic

From patho- + mimetic.

Questions about pathomimetic

What does pathomimetic mean?
Pathomimetic means that mimics a pathological condition.
What part of speech is pathomimetic?
Pathomimetic is an adjective.

Words near pathomimetic in the dictionary

  1. pathometric
  2. pathometrics
  3. pathometry
  4. pathomic
  5. pathomics
  6. pathomimetic
  7. pathomolecular
  8. pathomorphism
  9. pathomorphisms
  10. pathomorphogenesis
  11. pathomorphogenic

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