Medical term:
antimitotic
an·ti·mi·tot·ic
(an'tē-mī-tot'ik),1. Having an arresting action on mitosis.
2. A drug having such an effect; for example, a folic acid antagonist that is used in leukemia to inhibit the multiplication of white blood cells.
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antimitotic
(ăn′tē-mī-tŏt′ĭk, ăn′tī-)adj.
Preventing or interfering with mitosis.
n.
An antimitotic drug.
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antimitotic
adjective Referring to an agent or mechanism that inhibits mitosis—i.e., the multiplication of cancer cells.noun An agent used to manage cancer that acts by inhibiting cell division.
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an·ti·mi·tot·ic
(an'tē-mī-tot'ik)Inhibiting the process of mitosis.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
antimitotic
1. Anything which interferes with cell division.
2. An anticancer drug, or agency, which acts by interfering with the reproduction of cancer cells.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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