cytotoxic
adjective
cy·to·tox·ic
ˌsī-tə-ˈtäk-sik 
1
: of or relating to a cytotoxin
2
: toxic to cells
cytotoxic drugs
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The therapy has anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and cytotoxic effects.
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 18 Dec. 2023
All of the vegetables present in the soup and the chicken individually had inhibitory activity, although only the chicken lacked cytotoxic activity.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2012
And those cytokines were accompanied by corresponding elevations in inflammatory cellular responses, particularly cytotoxic T cells.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 May 2023
Interestingly, the complete soup also lacked cytotoxic activity.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2012
Then Allison and his colleagues discovered that a molecule called cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) acts as a checkpoint, or built-in brake, on T cells.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2020
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 18 Dec. 2023
All of the vegetables present in the soup and the chicken individually had inhibitory activity, although only the chicken lacked cytotoxic activity.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2012
And those cytokines were accompanied by corresponding elevations in inflammatory cellular responses, particularly cytotoxic T cells.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 May 2023
Interestingly, the complete soup also lacked cytotoxic activity.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2012
Then Allison and his colleagues discovered that a molecule called cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) acts as a checkpoint, or built-in brake, on T cells.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2020
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cytotoxic
adjective
cy·to·tox·ic
ˌsīt-ə-ˈtäk-sik
: toxic to cells
cytotoxic lymphocytes
cytotoxic drugs
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