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Mitotic inhibitor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005424

A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called antimitotic agent.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005424
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsantimitotic agent
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005424",
  "term": "Mitotic inhibitor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called antimitotic agent.",
  "synonyms": [
    "antimitotic agent"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mitotic-inhibitor/"
}

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