DEFENCE REACTION
\dɪfˈɛns ɹɪˈakʃən], \dɪfˈɛns ɹɪˈakʃən], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_s ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
By Princeton University
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.