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Cytotoxic

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Toxic to cells, cell-toxic, cell-killing.

Any agent or process that kills cells.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are forms of cytotoxic therapy.

They kill cells.

The prefix cyto- denotes a cell.

It comes from the Greek kytos meaning hollow, as a cell or container.

Toxic is from the Greek toxikon = arrow poison.

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