Definition of "cytotoxicity" [cytotoxicity]

• The state of being toxic to cells (noun)

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• "These findings are similar to those in obese rats, which have reduced NK cell cytotoxicity which is restored upon weight loss"
• "Determine the dispersant concentration that induced cytotoxicity in multiple cell lines and derive an aggregate measure of cytotoxicity that could be use to rank order the chemicals and to compare with in vivo toxicity data obtained in aquatic test species."
• "ANTITUMOR Immune enhancement; activating macrophages, T cells, and NK cells; increasing TNF-α production; inducing cancer cell apoptosis and cytotoxicity"