- antimitotic
- n.any one of a group of drugs that inhibit cell division and growth, e.g. doxorubicin. The drugs used to treat cancer are mainly antimitotics.
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antimitotic — ANTIMITÓTIC, Ă, antimitotici, ce, adj., s.n. (Medicament) utilizat în tratamentul unor forme de cancer. – Din fr. antimitotique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 23.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 antimitótic adj. m., pl. antimitótici; f. sg … Dicționar Român
antimitotic — 1. Having an arresting action upon mitosis. 2. A drug having such an effect; e.g., a folic acid antagonist that is used in leukemia to inhibit the multiplication of white cells. * * * an·ti·mi·tot·ic .ant i mī tät ik, .an .tī … Medical dictionary
antimitotic — adjective Date: 1970 inhibiting or disrupting mitosis < antimitotic agents > < antimitotic activity > • antimitotic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
antimitotic — ¦anˌtī, ¦antē, ¦antə̇ˌ adjective ( s) Etymology: anti (I) + mitotic : inhibiting or disrupting mitosis antimitotic drugs antimitotic activity • antimitotic noun … Useful english dictionary
antimitotic — an•ti•mi•tot•ic [[t]ˌæn ti maɪˈtɒt ɪk, mɪ , ˌæn taɪ [/t]] adj. 1) pha biochem. of or pertaining to a substance capable of arresting the process of cell division 2) pha biochem. an antimitotic substance • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
antimitotic agent — antimitotic agent. антимитотический агент. Любое вещество, так или иначе угнетающее течение митоза (А.а. = митотический яд <mitotic poison>). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А.,… … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
antimitotic drugs — Drugs that block mitosis; the term is often used of those which cause metaphase arrest such as colchicine and the vinca alkaloids. Many anti tumour drugs are antimitotic, blocking proliferation rather than being cytotoxic … Dictionary of molecular biology
antimitotic agent — antimitozinis agentas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Medžiaga, stabdanti mitozinį ląstelių aktyvumą. atitikmenys: angl. antimitotic agent rus. антимитотический агент … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
antimitotic — adj. [Gr. anti, against; mitos, thread] Refers to the action of physical or chemical agents that produce a consistent deviation in the mitotic cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
antimitotic — /an tee muy tot ik, mi , an tuy /, Biochem., Pharm. adj. 1. of or pertaining to certain substances capable of arresting the process of cell division. n. 2. any such substance, as certain drugs used to destroy cancer cells. [1965 70; ANTI +… … Universalium
antimitotic — 1. adjective preventing or disrupting mitosis 2. noun an agent that prevents or disrupts mitosis … Wiktionary
