- cytotoxic
- adjective
Date: 1904
1. of or relating to a cytotoxin
2. toxic to cells <cytotoxic drugs> • cytotoxicity noun
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cytotoxic — [sīt΄ō täks′ik] adj. 1. that harms or destroys living cells [cytotoxic drug therapy] 2. of or relating to cytotoxins, their effects, etc. cytotoxicity [sīt΄ō täksis′ə tē] n. * * * cy·to·tox·ic (sī tə tŏkʹsĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or producing a… … Universalium
cytotoxic — [sīt΄ō täks′ik] adj. 1. that harms or destroys living cells [cytotoxic drug therapy] 2. of or relating to cytotoxins, their effects, etc. cytotoxicity [sīt΄ō täksis′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
cytotoxic — 1902, from CYTO (Cf. cyto ) + TOXIC (Cf. toxic). Related: Cytotoxicity … Etymology dictionary
Cytotoxic — Toxic to cells, cell toxic, cell killing. Any agent or process that kills cells. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are forms of cytotoxic therapy. They kill cells. The prefix cyto denotes a cell. It comes from the Greek kytos meaning hollow, as a… … Medical dictionary
cytotoxic T lymphocyte — n CYTOTOXIC T CELL … Medical dictionary
cytotoxic cells — cytotoxic cells. TC cells (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
cytotoxic cells — cytotoxic cells. См. ТC лимфоциты. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
cytotoxic T cell — n a T cell that usu. bears CD8 molecular markers on its surface and that functions in cell mediated immunity by destroying a cell (as a virus infected cell) having a specific antigenic molecule on its surface called also CTL, cytolytic T cell,… … Medical dictionary
cytotoxic T cells — cytotoxic T lymphocytes … Medical dictionary
cytotoxic T cell — n. a killer T cell: see KILLER CELL … English World dictionary
