Antimitotic agent
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| Antimitotic agent | |
|---|---|
| Term | Antimitotic agent |
| Short definition | antimitotic agent (AN-tee-my-TAH-tik AY-jent) A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
antimitotic agent - (pronounced) (AN-tee-my-TAH-tik AY-jent) A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called mitotic inhibitors
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