cytostasis
[ sahy-tuh-stey-sis, -stas-is ]
/ ˌsaɪ təˈsteɪ sɪs, -ˈstæs ɪs /
noun Pathology.
arrest of cellular growth and division.
Words nearby cytostasis
cytoskeleton,
cytosmear,
cytosol,
cytosome,
cytost,
cytostasis,
cytostatic,
cytostome,
cytotaxis,
cytotaxonomy,
cytotechnologist
Medical definitions for cytostasis
cytostasis
[ sī′tə-stā′sĭs, -stăs′ĭs ]
n.
The slowing of movement and accumulation of blood cells in the capillaries, as in a region of inflammation.
Arrest of cellular growth and multiplication.