cytostasis
[ sahy-tuh-stey-sis, -stas-is ]
/ ˌsaɪ təˈsteɪ sɪs, -ˈstæs ɪs /
noun Pathology.
arrest of cellular growth and division.
Nearby words
cytoskeleton, cytosmear, cytosol, cytosome, cytost, cytostasis, cytostatic, cytostome, cytotaxis, cytotaxonomy, cytotechnologist
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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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