contact inhibition

noun

Inhibition of cell division in normal (noncancerous) cells when they contact a neighboring cell.

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Meanings

nouncontact inhibition (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInhibition of cell division in normal (noncancerous) cells when they contact a neighboring cell.
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