cytoreductive


cytoreductive

 [si″to-re-duk´tiv] reducing the number of cells, as in surgery for a tumor; see also debulking.

cytoreduction

(sīt″ō-rĕ-dŭk′shŭn) [″ + ″] Cellular killing, usually of cancerous cell clones, with chemotherapy.cytoreductive (-dŭk′-tĭv), adjective