EXAERESES
\ɛɡzˈe͡əɹɪsˌiːz], \ɛɡzˈeəɹɪsˌiːz], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˌiː_z]\
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A surgical operation, which consists in drawing, extracting, or removing, from the human body, every thing that is useless, noxious, or extraneous. It is a generic term, which inÂcludes extraction, evulsion, evacuation, excision, ablation, amputation, &c.
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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.