Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or producing a toxic effect on cells.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Effecting the destruction of cells: applied to the action of special cytotoxins.
Wiktionary
- adj. of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin
- adj. of or relating to cytotoxicity
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells
Examples
“The immune system, sensing trouble, then sends forth white blood cells called cytotoxic lymphocytes, or CTLs, to destroy the affected cells.”
“CD8+ cells — also called cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) — matter because, among other actions, they kill cells that become infected with HIV.”
“Yervoy works by blocking a protein on the surface of T cells, the soldiers of the immune system, called cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4, or CTLA-4.”
“It works by blocking a molecule known as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen or CTLA-4, which is believed to play a role in hampering the ability of the body's immune system to fight cancerous cells.”
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“One called helper T cells and the other called cytotoxic T cells”
“In addition to expediting the compounding process and enhancing patient safety, RIVA has notably improved work and safety conditions for hospital staff, reducing their exposure to a multitude of drug compounds - namely cytotoxic drugs.”
“Immune cells, called cytotoxic or killer T cells, for example, express T-cell receptors that bind to the MHC head domain and the bound peptide.”
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“When white blood cells known as cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) spot certain combinations of HLA molecules and viral epitopes, they attack the infected cells.”
“The body also makes cells, known as cytotoxic T-cells, which secrete antiviral chemicals that kill infected cells and clear the virus from the body.”
“The researchers developed a unique way to "watch" what happens in the brain of mice infected with LCMV by tagging immune cells known as cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) - also known as killer T cells-with proteins that shine a fluorescent green.”
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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bioinformatics and bioengineering words
What happens when you put a (former) English major at a bioinformatics and bioengineering summer institute? A list of wacky bio-words, of course!
proteomics, genomics, contig, dinucleotide, spectrometry, fovea, metagenomics, peptide, phylogenetics, protozoan, heterocyst, intracellular and 73 more...
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Unpleasant Words For Unpleasant Things
smegma, vomit, pus, purulent, abscess, carbuncle, fester, faeces, pustule, turd, regurgitation, dyspraxia and 22 more...
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