PYTHOGENIC
\pˌa͡ɪθə͡ʊd͡ʒˈɛnɪk], \pˌaɪθəʊdʒˈɛnɪk], \p_ˌaɪ_θ_əʊ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_k]\
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p[=i]-th[=o]-jen'ik, adj. produced by filth.--n. PYTHOGEN'ESIS. [Gr. pythein, to rot, root of gignesthai, to become.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Caused by filth or putrefaction.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.