CESSANTE CAUSA, CESSAT ET EFFECTUS
\sɛsˈɑːnte͡ɪ kˈɔːsə], \sɛsˈɑːnteɪ kˈɔːsə], \s_ɛ_s_ˈɑː_n_t_eɪ k_ˈɔː_s_ə]\
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[L.] The cause ceasing, the effect also ceases; a saying of the scholastic logicians, "cause" being used in its fullest sense; e.g. the flatness of the metal does not cease when the hammering ceases: but cause includes the ductility of the metal, as well as the blow of the hammer.
By Henry Percy Smith
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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.