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mitogenic

mitogenic

9.5
Something that makes cells divide
  • adjective
  • /ˌmaɪtəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mitogénico
  • The team studied the mitogenic effects of the treatment to understand its role in promoting cellular proliferation.

Examples

  • However, its mitogenic activity seems to prevail in tumor tissue 19.

    Academic text (2007)

  • This mitogenic effect probably explains the characteristic BALT hyperplasia observed in infected host tissues.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Mitogenic activity was measured by phosphorylated histone H3 (pH 3), which is used as a specific marker of S-phase.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The mitogenic properties of the compound led to rapid cell division in the experimental tissue.

  • Researchers found that the mitogenic response was significantly heightened when exposed to specific growth factors.

Synonyms

proliferative
vsmitogenic
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Showing fast growth, often in cells

focuses specifically on stimulating cell division by promoting mitosis

Surface Forms

mitogenic positive

Morphology

mitogenic = mitogen (semi-transparent) = mitogen + ic

The adjective is a standard suffixation of 'mitogen' and the relation is clear in technical contexts, but both elements are specialised combining forms likely unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

The word mitogenic comes from the parts mito- and -genic: mito- comes from a Greek word for 'thread' and appears in mitosis, when cell parts look like threads. -genic means 'causing', like in generate, so mitogenic means 'causing cells to divide'.