Pharmacologic Substance
antimitotic
[ an-tee-mahy-tot-ik, -mi-, an-tahy- ]
Subclass of:
Antineoplastic Agents; Mitosis Modulators
Definitions related to antimitotic agents:
  • (antimitotic) Agent that inhibits or prevents mitosis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (mitotic inhibitor) A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An agent that inhibits tumor growth by interfering with mitotic processes or the assembly of the mitotic machinery.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Agents that arrest cells in MITOSIS, most notably TUBULIN MODULATORS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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