Mitotic inhibitors
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| Mitotic inhibitors | |
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| Term | Mitotic inhibitors |
| Short definition | mitotic cycle - (pronounced) (my-TAH-tik SY-kul) The process a cell goes through with each division. The mitotic cycle consists of a series of steps during which chromosomes and other cellular material duplicate to create two copies. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Mitotic inhibitors - (pronounced) (my-TAH-tik in-HIH-bih-ter) A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called an antimitotic
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