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cytostatic
cytostatic [ stə státtik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
stopping cell growth: suppressing cell growth and multiplication


noun  (plural cytostatics)
Definition:
 
cytostatic agent: a cytostatic agent

cytostatically adverb
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