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cytostasis

[ sahy-tuh-stey-sis, -stas-is ]
/ ˌsaɪ təˈsteɪ sɪs, -ˈstæs ɪs /

noun Pathology.

arrest of cellular growth and division.

Nearby words

  1. cytoskeleton,
  2. cytosmear,
  3. cytosol,
  4. cytosome,
  5. cytost,
  6. cytostatic,
  7. cytostome,
  8. cytotaxis,
  9. cytotaxonomy,
  10. cytotechnologist

Origin of cytostasis

cyto- + stasis
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Medicine definitions for cytostasis

cytostasis

[ sī′tə-stā′sĭs, -stăs′ĭs ]

n.

The slowing of movement and accumulation of blood cells in the capillaries, as in a region of inflammation.
Arrest of cellular growth and multiplication.
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