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Pronunciation: /cytostatic* ˈeɪʤənt/

cytostatic agent

Definition

A substance that slows or stops the growth of cells, including cancer cells, without killing them. These agents may cause tumors to stop growing and spreading without causing them to shrink in size.

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entinostat

urinary tract

somatic variant

LU 79553

best practice

video-assisted resection

phagocyte

medial supraclavicular lymph node

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Aurora kinase inhibitor TTP607

autologous dendritic cells transduced with wild-type p53 adenovirus vaccine

vismodegib

expanded cord blood stem cells mixed with engineered human endothelial cells AB-110

synthetic peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent

autologous prostate stem cell antigen-specific CAR T cells BPX-601

Mirasol-treated allogeneic platelets

fluorine F 18-labeled S-(3-Fluoropropyl)homocysteine hydrochloride

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chromosome

autosomal recessive inheritance

assisted reproductive technology

microsatellite

genetic susceptibility

trichilemmoma

specificity

throughput

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