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Cytotoxic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cytotoxic : adj
1: of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells
2: toxic to cells
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cytotoxic : Cytotoxic: Toxic to cells, cell-toxic, cell-killing. Any agent or process that kills cells. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are forms of cytotoxic therapy. They kill cells.
The prefix cyto- denotes a cell. It comes from the Greek kytos meaning hollow, as a cell or container. Toxic is from the Greek toxikon = arrow poison.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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