Cytotoxic definition

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That harms or destroys living cells.

Cytotoxic drug therapy.

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Of, relating to, or producing a toxic effect on cells.
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Of or relating to cytotoxins, their effects, etc.
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Relating to or producing a toxic effect on cells.
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Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.
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Of or relating to cytotoxicity.
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Cytotoxic Sentence Examples

  • Chemotherapy is the administration of drugs that kill cancer cells (cytotoxic drugs).

  • Overall, the COM concluded that the results from the in vitro chromosomal aberration assays were likely to represent a cytotoxic response.

  • Thus far, no additional systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy has been necessary.

  • The database is an annotated, searchable collection of HIV-1 cytotoxic and helper T-cell epitopes and antibody binding sites.

  • Nitrogen mustards are highly cytotoxic, but are not specific for cancerous tissue.

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