Proliferative Meaning
/proʊˈlɪfəˌreɪtive/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells.
adjProliferating; tending to proliferate.
Sentence Examples
The drug aims to stop the proliferative growth of the cells.
They are studying various types of proliferative disorders.
The researchers studied the proliferative capacity of the cancer cells.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor detected a ____ growth of abnormal cells in the tissue.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ phase of wound healing involves the rapid growth of new tissue to close the injury.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English proliferate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English proliferative From proliferate + -ive.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"...stem cells may thus lose some of their proliferative potential and thus 'age'..."
— 1988, Nydia G. Testa, Robert Peter Gale, Hematopoiesis: Long-Term Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation, Informa Health Care, →ISBN, page 327:
"cultures of cells may be considered to have reached the end of their proliferative lifespan when the cell number fails to double."
— 2000, Yvonne A., Christopher R. Barnett, Aging: Methods and Protocols, Humana Press, →ISBN, page 40:
"We conclude that aneuploidy causes not only a proliferative disadvantage but also a set of phenotypes..."
— 2007, Eduardo M. Torres et al., “Effects of Aneuploidy on Cellular Physiology and Cell Division in Haploid Yeast”, in Science 317, (5840), 904, page 916:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor detected a ____ growth of abnormal cells in the tissue.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ phase of wound healing involves the rapid growth of new tissue to close the injury.