cytotoxic drug

1. 1.

   any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells

   Broadermedicine

   Narrowerantineoplastic

Questions about cytotoxic drug

What does cytotoxic drug mean?

cytotoxic drug means "any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells".

Is cytotoxic drug a common word?

cytotoxic drug is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.