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cytotoxicity

American

[sahy-toh-tok-sis-i-tee] / ˌsaɪ toʊ tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti /

noun

cell destruction caused by a cytotoxic substance.

Etymology

Origin of cytotoxicity

cytotoxic ( def. ) + -ity

Example Sentences

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In experiments carried out on cell cultures under special conditions, over 85 % of a breast cancer cell culture died off after 72 hours while no cytotoxicity was observed for a healthy cell culture.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

However, its association with direct cytotoxicity is less strong.

From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016

Although the correlation is not 100 percent, CD4-bearing T cells are associated with helper functions and CD8-bearing T cells are associated with cytotoxicity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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