Definition of Cytostatic

1. Adjective. Tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells. ¹

2. Noun. Any substance which inhibits cell growth and multiplication. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cytostatic

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cytostatic

1. An agent that suppresses cell growth and multiplication. Origin: Gr. Statikos = bringing to a stand still This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cytostatic

cytoskeletal
cytoskeletal proteins
cytoskeletally
cytoskeleton
cytoskeletons
cytosmear
cytosol
cytosol non-specific dipeptidase
cytosolic
cytosols
cytosome
cytosomes
cytospin
cytospins
cytostasis
cytostatic (current term)
cytostatically
cytostatics
cytostome
cytostomes
cytotactic
cytotactin
cytotaxis
cytotaxonomic
cytotaxonomies
cytotaxonomy
cytotechnologist
cytotechnologists
cytotechnology
cytotherapeutic

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