"cytostatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cytostatic [comparative], most cytostatic [superlative]
Etymology: From cyto- + -static. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cyto-|-static}} cyto- + -static Head templates: {{en-adj}} cytostatic (comparative more cytostatic, superlative most cytostatic)
  1. Tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells. Derived forms: cytostatically Related terms: bacteriostatic, cytostasis, cytotoxic, virostatic Translations (tending to inhibit cell growth and multiplication): citostàtic (Catalan), cytostatický (Czech), sytostaattinen (Finnish), zytostatisch (German), κυτταροστατικός (kyttarostatikós) (Greek), citosztatikus (Hungarian), citostatico (Italian), 세포 증식 억제성 (sepo jeungsik eokjeseong) (Korean), citostático (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cytostatic-en-adj-GcHmvwI0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cyto-, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cyto-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53

Noun

Forms: cytostatics [plural]
Etymology: From cyto- + -static. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cyto-|-static}} cyto- + -static Head templates: {{en-noun}} cytostatic (plural cytostatics)
  1. Any substance which inhibits cell growth and multiplication. Translations (substance): cytostatikum [neuter] (Czech), citosztatikum (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-cytostatic-en-noun-zJVeeHmT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cyto-, English terms suffixed with -static, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cyto-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -static: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 47 53

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