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cytostasis

American

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

noun

Pathology.

arrest of cellular growth and division.

Etymology

Origin of cytostasis

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