EXTRANEOUS BODY
\ɛkstɹˈe͡ɪni͡əs bˈɒdi], \ɛkstɹˈeɪniəs bˈɒdi], \ɛ_k_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
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Any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance, inanimate or animate, proceeding from without, or formed in the body; and which constitutes no part of the body, but occupies, in the substance of the textures, or some of the cavities, a place foreign to it.
By Robley Dunglison
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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.