cytotoxic
adjective
- pertaining to a cytotoxin, a toxin which kills cells
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English cytotoxic From cyto- + toxic.
- Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.
- Of or relating to cytotoxicity.
“A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English cytotoxic From cyto- + toxic.
- Any cytotoxic substance; a cytotoxin.
“Current chemotherapies for cancer are mostly cytotoxics with serious side effects and high incidence of drug resistance.”