contact inhibition

noun

Definition of CONTACT INHIBITION

: cessation of cellular movement, growth, and division upon contact with other cells

1965

Medical Dictionary

noun

: cessation of cellular undulating movements upon contact with other cells with accompanying cessation of cell growth and division

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