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mitogenic en · ADJ

Etymology

From mitogen + -ic or mito- + -genic.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to a mitogen.
  2. Causing mitosis.
    • Cell-mediated immunity is impaired after burn injury, including documented delays in allograft rejection, impairment in mitogenic and anogenic responsiveness of lymphocytes, burn-size-related suppression of graftversus-host activity, suppression of delayed cutaneous sensitivity tests, and diminution of peripheral lymphocytes and thoracic duct lymphocyte concentration. 1999, Seymour L. Schwartz, “Burns” (chapter 7), in Principles of Surgery, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, page 234:

Forms

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more mitogenic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most mitogenic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

comitogenic · hypermitogenic · antimitogenic · mitogenically · submitogenic · hepatomitogenic · mitogenicity · promitogenic · supramitogenic