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bacteriostatic
[bak-te″re-o-stat´ik]arresting the growth or multiplication of bacteria; also, an agent that so acts.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
bac·te·ri·o·stat·ic
(bak-tēr'ē-ō-stat'ik),Inhibiting or retarding the multiplication of bacteria.
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bacteriostatic
adjective Referring to inhibition of bacterial growth and/or reproduction.noun An agent which inhibits bacterial growth and/or reproduction.
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bacteriostatic
Biology adjective Referring to inhibition of bacterial growth and/or reproduction noun An agent that inhibits bacterial growth and/or reproduction. Cf Bactericidal.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bac·te·ri·o·stat·ic
(bak-tēr'ē-ō-stat'ik)Inhibiting or retarding the growth of bacteria.
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bacteriostatic
Able to restrain or control the multiplication of bacteria, without actually killing them. When a bacteriostatic effect is achieved organisms are more susceptible to destruction by the immune system.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
bacteristatic
orbacteriostatic
capable of inhibiting the growth of BACTERIA, but not of killing them. Compare BACTERICIDAL.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
bacteriostatic
A term describing substances such as sulfonamides and tetracycline which inhibit the growth and propagation of bacteria, but do not actually destroy bacteria. See antibiotic.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
bac·te·ri·o·stat·ic
(bak-tēr'ē-ō-stat'ik)Inhibiting or retarding the multiplication of bacteria.
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